VASCULAR ANAESTHESIA Preoperative cardiac evaluation and management of the patient for vascular surgery Optimising cardiac function prior to surgery Management of the patient with leaking or ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm Physiology of the endothelium Pathophysiology and management of the diseased endothelium Management of fluid therapy during aortic surgery Epidural anaesthesia for aortic surgery. Any advantage ? The case for inhalation anaesthesia in the patient with ischemic myocardial risk Intraoperative managements of endovascular stents Does perioperative coronary angioplasty improve cardiac outcome ? Brain monitoring : Options and applications during carotid endarterectomy Laparoscopic vascular surgery : Surgical and anaesthetic implications and management Pulmonary artery catheter and TEE in aortic surgery Spinal cord protection in aortic surgery The implications of recent and remote stroke for vascular surgery procedures Blood sparing and salvage techniques in major vascular surgery Acute vascular dysfunction: a new paradigm for perioperative hypertension risk assessment Spinal cord protection in aortic surgery Chair A Cunningham J C Flores S McCluskey P Wouters N WebsterB S Aronson J Vender K Nakahata S Gelman J Auler M Roizen Faculty for this session include : S Aronson J Flores N Webster J Boldt B Veering S de Hert A Cunningham D Cheng S McCluskey S Gelman O Akca M Roizen J Auler K Nakahata J Vender J Swanevelder P Wouters