Full Description
Anesthesia Emergencies contains relevant step-by-step information on how to detect, manage, and treat complications and emergencies during the perioperative period. Concisely written, highlighted sections on immediate management and risk factors reinforce essential points for easy memorization, while consistent organization and checklists provide ease of learning and clarity. Anesthesia providers will find this book an indispensable resource, describing assessment and treatment of life-threatening situations, including airway, thoracic, surgical, pediatric, and cardiovascular emergencies. The second edition contains a revised table of contents which presents topics in order of their priority during emergencies, as well as two new chapters on crisis resource management and disaster medicine.
Contents
1. Crisis Resource Management: Before the Emergency ; 2. Airway Emergencies ; 3. Respiratory Emergencies ; 4. Cardiovascular Emergencies ; 5. Thoracic Emergencies ; 6. Metabolic and Endocrine Emergencies ; 7. Neurologic and Neurosurgical Emergencies ; 8. Obstetric Emergencies ; 9. Pediatric Anesthesia Emergencies ; 10. Miscellaneous Emergencies ; 11. Surgical Emergencies ; 12. Postanesthesia Care Unit ; 13. Regional Anesthesia Complications ; 14. Equipment Emergencies ; 15. Procedures ; 16. Disaster Management ; 17. Ethical Considerations
