Traditional & Emerging Approaches to
Challenging Cases
in Anesthesiology
Anesthesia for Major Hepatic Resection
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Release Date: October 1, 2005
Renewal Date: November 16, 2009
Expiration Date: November 16, 2010
Estimated Time of Completion: 1 hour
Description
The Traditional and Emerging Approaches to Challenging Cases in Anesthesiology Series includes cases, corresponding to articles from Anesthesiology News.
Objectives
- Discuss the regulation and alteration of hepatic blood flow.
- Define total vascular exclusion and its effect on anesthetic management during elective major hepatic resection.
- Describe the surgical techniques used during major hepatic resection and their effect on perioperative care.
- Describe the concept of permissive hypotension.
- Describe the anesthetic agents and techniques used during elective or traumatic hepatic resection.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for anesthesiologists.
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education and The McMahon Publishing Group. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
Activity Director
John E. Tetzlaff, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
of Case Western Reserve University
Director, Center for Anesthesiology Education
Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Author / Faculty
Brian M. Parker, MD
Medical Director, Clinical Operations
Vice Chair, General Anesthesiology
Section Head, Transplant Anesthesiology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Faculty Disclosure
In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.
The following faculty have indicated they have no relationship which, in the context of their presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
Brian M. Parker, MD
John E. Tetzlaff, MD
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education
acknowledges an educational grant for support of this activity from:
Hospira
This CME activity was produced by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Center for Continuing Education.
