This heavily revised book features a variety of cases detailing potential complications in cardiac surgery. Clinical scenarios associated with conundrums and unforeseen circumstances are presented, including minimally invasive and hybrid procedures as well as temporary mechanical circulatory support. Discussions emphasize critical details in preoperative assessment and intraoperative sensemaking, decision making and error recovery. Chapters are structured as unknowns, presenting findings as one would experience the events clinically and challenging the reader to develop their own rescue strategies. Relevant references for further reading are included, enabling the reader to further develop their knowledge base.

Near Misses in Cardiac Surgery is a concise case-based resource featuring instructions on how to deal with potential complications associated with cardiac surgery. The work's multi-disciplinary authorship ensures it is a valuable resource for all medical professionals involved in the care of cardiac surgical patients. 

Chapter 1. Aortic Cannulation (Jordan P. Bloom)

Chapter 2. Return to the Operating Room (Myles E. Lee)
Chapter 3. Cannulation for ECMO (John M. Trahanas)
Chapter 4. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) (Asishana Osho)
Chapter 5. Accidental Arterial Decannulation (Antonia Kreso)
Chapter 6. CABG after MI (Asishana Osho)
Chapter 7. Air in the Circuit (Antonia Kreso)
Chapter 8. EKG Changes after Mitral Repair (Antonia Kreso)
Chapter 9. ECMO as a Bridge (Asishana Osho)
Chapter 10. Complications of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) (Asishana Osho)
Chapter 11. Catastrophic Bleeding from Right Atrium (Andrew C. W. Baldwin)
Chapter 12. Hypoxia on Bypass (Antonia Kreso)
Chapter 13. Challenges in Myocardial Protection (Brittany Potz)
Chapter 14. Empty Venous Reservoir (Myles E. Lee)
Chapter 15. Arrest on Induction (Sameer Lakha)
Chapter 16. xtracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Jerome C. Cowley)
Chapter 17. Postoperative Hypotension in the ICU (Myles E. Lee)
Chapter 18. Hemodynamic instability after Pulmonary Thrombo-Endarterectomy (Asishana Osho)
Chapter 19. Inadequate Venous Drainage (Antonia Kreso)
Chapter 20. Trapped Mitral Leaflet (Antonia Kreso)
Chapter 21. Even More Complications of TAVR (Asishana Osho)
Chapter 22. Conduit for Redo CABG (Brittany Potz)
Chapter 23. Intraoperative Coagulopathy (Monica Miller)
Chapter 24. Hypoxia after Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure (Jordan P. Bloom)
Chapter 25. Intraoperative Pulmonary Hemorrhage (Lynze R. Franko)
Chapter 26. Femoral Arterial Cannulation (Thoralf M. Sundt)
Chapter 27. Hypoxia on ECMO (Jerome C. Crowley)
Chapter 28. Laser Lead Extraction (Travis Hull)
Chapter 29. Tube Thoracostomy for hemothorax (Lynze R. Franko)
Chapter 30. Pulmonary Hypertension (Corey Spiro)
Chapter 31. Malfunction of an Intra-aortic Balloon (Thoralf M. Sundt)
Chapter 32. Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis (Thoralf M. Sundt)
Chapter 33. Pulmonary Embolism (Thoralf M. Sundt)
Chapter 34. Post-Operative Bleeding (Greg A. Leya)
Chapter 35. Intraoperative Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Travis Hull)
Chapter 36. Mitral Annular Calcification (Antonia Kreso)
Chapter 37. Options for a Patient with History of HITT (Jenna Cottral)
Chapter 38. Ventricular Dysrhythmia after AVR (Andrew C. W. Baldwin)
Chapter 39. Postoperative Hypoxemia (Rachel Steinhorn)
Chapter 40. Orthotopic Heart Transplant (OHT) after LVAD (S. Alireza Rabi)
Chapter 41. Postoperative Infection (Myles E. Lee)
Chapter 42. Veno-venous ECMO (Travis Hull)
Chapter 43. Reoperative Sternotomy (Brittany Potz)
Chapter 44. Sternal Closure: Immediate or Delayed (Greg A. Leya)
Chapter 45. Suction Event after LVAD Placement (S. Alireza Rabi)
Chapter 46. Thrombosed Mechanical Valve (Antonia Kreso)
Chapter 47. Valve-sparing Aortic Root Repair (Andrew A. C. Baldwin)
Chapter 48. Acute Aortic Dissection (Rizwan Q. Attia)
Chapter 49. Hypotension on Bypass (Checklist) (Myles E. Lee)
Chapter 50. Debriding Candle Wax Calcification (Jordan Bloom).