Transplantation of the Heart and HeartLungs (N.E. Shumway). Physiologic Principles and Clinical Use of Hypothermia (L.K. Davis, R.F. Davis). Anesthetic Evaluation and Management in Bloodless Surgery (N.S. Faithfull). Normothermic Mycocardial Preservation, an Optimal Approach for Myocardial Protection During All Forms of OpenHeart Surgery (R.E. Engelman et al.). Pharmacologic Manipulations to Minimize Bloodloss in Cardiac Surgery (A.C. Cernaianu, A.J. DelRossi). Sutureless Intraluminal Ring Grafts for Aortic Replacement (G.M. Lemole). Immunologic Consequences of Transfusion (P.I. Tartter). Traumatic Rupture of the Thoracic Aorta (R.C. Camishion, J.B. Alexander). Cardiomyoplasty (R.C.J. Chiu). Current Status of Autotransfusion (R.A. Vertrees, A.C. Cernaianu). Transesophageal Echocardiology (W.H. O'Connor). The Use of Circulatory Support in Cardiac Surgery (R.L. Kormos). 9 additional articles. Index.

The Role of Nutrition in Wound Healing (S.J. Dudrick). Chronic Wounds: Growth Factors and Comprehensive Surgical Care (D.R. Knighton). Wound Healing and Infection (D.E. Fry). The Plug Repair for Recurrent Inguinal Hernias (A.G. Shulman). Open Tensionfree Repair of Primary Inguinal Hernias in Adult Males (A.G. Shulman). Sepsis and Its Related Disorders: Definitions, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology (B.M. Friedman). The Septic Patient: Future Directions (T.J. Gallagher). Prophilaxis and Therapeutic Clinical Trials in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock (G.J. Slotman). Pharmacologic Management of Postoperative Infections (J.D. Sutton). The Resuscitation Game (M.C. McCarthy). Transfusion Guidelines for Elective Surgery: The Transfusion Trigger (R.K. Spence). Physiologic Predictors of Transfusion Need in the Intensive Care Unit (L.D. Nelson). Preoperative Autologous Blood Donation (L.T. Goodnough). Component Therapy (K.F. O'Malley). The Anesthesiologist's Viewpoint: Transfusion, Hemodilution, and Cooperation (L. Stehling). Physicians' Assistants: An Overview (J.F. Byrnes, Jr.). Physicians Assistants: A Costefficient Solution for the Surgical Practice (L.A. Garry, D.L. Priore). Future 2000 for Nurses (Z.R. Wolf). Index.