Full Description
This book is a comprehensive guide to clinical anaesthesia for practitioners and trainees.
Divided into eleven sections, the text begins with a general overview, followed by discussion on anaesthesia delivery systems, monitoring, and equipment. A complete section is dedicated to different drugs used in anaesthesia.
The next section covers anaesthesia for different types of surgeries in various body systems. The remaining chapters detail more subspecialty-specific anaesthesia including cardiac, obstetric, neuro, paediatric, transplant, and regional.
The book concludes with a section on postoperative care.
Authored by highly experienced experts in the field, the text is further enhanced by illustrations and figures to assist learning.
Key points
Comprehensive guide to clinical anaesthesia for practitioners and trainees
Covers numerous types of anaesthesia for different surgeries and body systems
Includes sections on pharmacology and postoperative care
Highly experienced, expert author team
Contents
Section 1: ESSENTIALS FOR THE ANESTHETIST
Landmarks in the Evolution of Anesthesia
Patient and Personnel Safety in the Operation Theater
Minimizing Errors in the Operating Theaters and PACU
Quality Indicators in Anesthesia
Soft Skills (Nontechnical Skills) and Anesthesiologist
Research and Statistics for the Anesthesiologist
Strategies to Improve Postoperative Outcomes
Preanesthesia Evaluation
Physics for Anesthetists
Ethics and Law in Anesthesia
Section 2: ANESTHESIA DELIVERY SYSTEMS, MONITORING AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
Modern Anesthesia Delivery Systems
Oxygen Therapy Devices and Anesthesia Breathing Circuits
Hemodynamic and Respiratory Monitoring
Monitoring Neuromuscular Blockade and Reversal
Monitoring Coagulation and Anticoagulation
Role of Ultrasound in Anesthesia
Section 3: PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR THE ANESTHETIST
Basic Pharmacology for Anesthetists
Premedication in Anesthesia Practice
Intravenous Anesthetic Agents
Inhaled Anesthetic Agents
Opioids Analgesics and Reversal Agents
Nonopioid Analgesics
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Reversal Agents
Vasoactive Drugs in Anesthesia and Critical Care
Drugs for Local and Regional Anesthesia
Antisepsis in Anesthesia Practice
Adjunct Drugs in Anesthesia
Section 4: ANESTHESIA MANAGEMENT
Airway Management
Anesthesia for Noncardiac Surgery in Patients with Cardiovascular Morbidity
Anesthesia for Noncardiac Thoracic Surgery
Anesthesia for Nonthoracic Surgery in Patients with Respiratory Morbidity
Anesthesia for Genitourinary Surgery
Anesthesia for Patients with Hepatic Disorders for Liver Resection and Other Surgeries
Anesthesia for Head and Neck Surgeries
Anesthetic Management of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Anesthetic Concerns in Patients with Endocrine Disorders
Anesthesia for Laser Surgery of the Airway
Anesthesia for Ophthalmic Surgery
Principles of Anesthesia for Patients with Trauma
Anesthesia for Cancer Surgery
Anesthesia for Vascular Surgery
Anesthesia for the Elderly
Anesthesia for Obese Patients
Anesthesia for Patients with Burns
Anesthesia for Day-care Surgery
Anesthesia in Remote Locations
Anesthesia for Emergency Surgery
Anesthesia Management of a Patient with Sepsis
Management of Common Complications during Anesthesia
Section 5: CARDIAC ANESTHESIA
Anesthesia for Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Anesthesia for Patients Undergoing Valvular Heart Surgery
Anesthesia for Patients Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery
Section 6: NEUROANESTHESIA
Neuromonitoring
Anesthesia for a Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury
Anesthesia for Patients Undergoing Brain Tumor Surgery
Section 7: OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA
Labor Analgesia
Anesthesia for Cesarean Section
Anesthesia for the High-risk Parturient
Section 8: PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
Anesthesia for Neonatal Emergencies
Preoperative Evaluation, Preparation, Induction, Maintenance, and Emergence from Anesthesia in Children
Perioperative Fluid and Transfusion Therapy in Children
Section 9: ANESTHESIA FOR TRANSPLANT SURGERY
Anesthesia for Renal Transplant
Anesthesia for Liver Transplantation
nesthesia for Multivisceral and Intestinal Transplant
Anesthesia for Heart Transplant
Anesthesia for Lung Transplantation
Section 10: REGIONAL ANESTHESIA
Neuraxial Blocks
Upper and Lower Limb Blocks
Chest Wall Interfascial Plane Blocks
Abdominal Interfascial Plane Block
Section 11: POSTOPERATIVE CARE
Management of Patients in Postanesthesia Care Unit
Management of Complications after Anesthesia
Temperature Management in Perioperative Period
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Massive Blood Transfusion and Management of Complications
Mechanical Ventilation in the Postsurgical Patient
DVT Prophylaxis and Management of PE in the Postoperative Patient
Perioperative Nutrition
Acute Pain Management
Principles of Chronic Pain Management and Palliative Care
