Full Description
The initial months working as a trainee anaesthetist are daunting, with a wealth of new drugs, terminology, anaesthetic equipment, and practical procedures to master. This essential guide, now in its sixth edition, provides doctors and clinical staff with a clear introduction on the delivery of safe anaesthesia from day one. Fully updated and split into four key parts for quick consultation, it covers the airway and anaesthetic equipment, and offers advice on how to manage common crises and emergencies such as cardiac arrest, haemorrhage, and blood transfusion. Proceeding parts explore subspecialties and provide information on intensive care and perioperative medicine. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect recent changes in anaesthesia, and including new chapters on obstetric anaesthesia, common regional nerve blocks, and emergency laparotomy. Written in an accessible style, it is an essential resource for learning the safe fundamentals of anaesthetic practice for trainee anaesthetists and clinical staff working alongside anaesthetists.
Contents
Preface to 6th edition; Preface to the fifth edition xiii; Preface to the fourth edition xi; Preface to the third edition xv; Preface to the second edition xvi; Preface to the first edition xvii; Foreword; abbreviations; Part I. Nuts and Bolts: 1. Evaluation of the airway; 2. Control of the airway; 3. Tracheal intubation; 4. The difficult or failed intubation; 5. Vascular access; 6. Basic pharmacology; 7. Intravenous fluids; 8. Anaesthetic equipment: the machine, breathing systems and ventilators; 9. Ultrasound in anaesthesia and intensive care; 10. Monitoring in anaesthesia; 11. Reducing risk; Part II. Crises and Complications: 12. Cardiac Arrest; 13. Haemorrhage and blood transfusion; 14. Anaphylactic reactions; 15. Malignant hyperthermia; 16. Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity; 17. Stridor - upper airway obstruction; 18. Pneumothorax; 19. Common intraoperative problems; 20. Postoperative problems; 21. Anaesthetic mishaps; Part III. Passing the Gas: 22. Preoperative evaluation and preparation; 23. Principles of emergency anaesthesia; 24. Emergency laparotomy; 25. Anaesthesia for minimally invasive surgery; 26. Anaesthesia for Abdominal surgery; 27. Anaesthesia for Gynaecological surgery; 28. Anaesthesia for Urological surgery; 29. Anaesthesia for Maxillofacial and ENT surgery; 30. Anaesthesia for Orthopaedic surgery; 31. Anaesthesia for day case surgery; 32. Epidural and spinal (neuraxial) anaesthesia; 33. Common regional blocks; 34. Obstetric anaesthesia; 35. Anaesthesia in the corridor; Part IV. Walking the Walk (and Talking the Talk): 36. Management of the patient in the recovery area; 37. Postoperative analgesia; 38. Recognition and management of the sick patient; 39. Intensive care (Critical care) Part I; 40. Intensive care (Critical care) Part II; 41. Perioperative medicine; 42. Management of head injuries; 43. Chronic pain; 44. Be the best!; Part V. And Finally...: 45. Anaesthetic aphorisms.
