RT Book, Section A1 Khalpey, Zain I. A1 Schmitto, Jan D. A1 Rawn, James D. A2 Cohn, Lawrence H. SR Print(0) ID 55915367 T1 Chapter 16. Postoperative Care of Cardiac Surgery Patients T2 Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 4e YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-163310-9 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55915367 RD 2024/03/28 AB Mortality and morbidity in cardiac surgery have continued to decline despite increases in patient age, comorbid conditions, and procedure complexity. Much of this success can be attributed to advances in critical care. This chapter outlines strategies and principles of modern postoperative care.