Full Description
The second edition of this essential handbook provides a practical, accessible guide to all emergency situations encountered during, and immediately following, anaesthesia. It covers the major specialties including cardiovascular medicine, respiratory medicine, obstetrics, and paediatrics, and each section begins with a clear table listing presentation, diagnosis, exclusions, immediate action, and follow up action. These subsections are then expanded upon in bulletformat. Additional sections cover practical procedures such as how to insert a chest drain and how to administer inhaled drugs under anaesthesia, plus a concise drug formulary. The book will provide consultant and trainee anaesthetists, operating department personnel and anaesthetic nurses with a useful source of information and guidance that can be carried in the pocket, handbag or briefcase.
Contents
1. Cardiovascular ; 2. Respiratory ; 3. Airway ; 4. Paediatrics ; 5. Obstetrics ; 6. Neurosurgery ; 7. Thoracics ; 8. Regional anaesthesia ; 9. Metabolic and endocrine ; 10. Recovery problems ; 11. Emergency department problems ; 12. Equipment problems ; 13. Miscellaneous problems ; 14. Practical procedures ; 15. Appendix 1: Drugs ; 16. Appendix 2: Checklist
