Description
The fully updated Crisis Management in Anesthesiology continues to provide updated insights on the latest theories, principles, and practices in anesthesiology. From anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists to emergency physicians and residents, this medical reference book will effectively prepare you to handle any critical incident during anesthesia.- Identify and respond to a broad range of life-threatening situations with the updated Catalog of Critical Incidents, which outlines what may happen during surgery and details the steps necessary to respond to and resolve the crisis.- React quickly to a range of potential threats with an added emphasis on simulation of managing critical incidents.- Useful review for all anesthesia professionals of the core knowledge of diagnosis and management of many critical events.- Explore new topics in the ever-expanding anesthesia practice environment with a detailed chapter on debriefing.- eBook version included with purchase.
Table of Contents
1. Fundamentals of Dynamic Decision Making in Anesthesia2. Specific Principles of Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management3. Teaching Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management4. Debriefing5. Generic EventsAcute HemorrhageCardiac ArrestDifficult Tracheal IntubationEmergent (Crash) Induction of AnesthesiaEsophageal IntubationHigh Inspired CO2High Peak Inspiratory PressureHypertensionHypotensionHypoxemiaOperating Room FireST Segment ChangeThe Septic PatientThe Trauma Patient6. Cardiovascular EventsAcute Coronary SyndromeAnaphylactic and Anaphylactoid ReactionsAutonomic DysreflexiaCardiac TamponadeNonlethal Ventricular ArrhythmiasPulmonary EdemaPulmonary EmbolismSinus BradycardiaSupraventricular ArrhythmiasVenous Gas Embolism7. Pulmonary EventsAirway BurnAirway RuptureAnterior Mediastinal MassAspiration of Gastric ContentsBronchospasmEndobronchial IntubationEpiglottitis (Supraglottitis)HypercarbiaHypoxemia During One-Lung VentilationMassive HemoptysisPneumothoraxPostoperative StridorUnplanned Extubation8. Metabolic EventsAddisonian Crisis (Acute Adrenal Insufficiency)Diabetic KetoacidosisHyperkalemiaHypoglycemiaHypokalemiaHyponatremia and Hypo-osmolalityHypothermiaMalignant HyperthermiaMetabolic AcidosisMethemoglobinemiaOliguriaThyroid StormTransfusion Reaction9. Neurologic EventsCentral Nervous System InjuryLocal Anesthetic Systemic ToxicityPerioperative Visual LossPeripheral Nerve InjuryPostoperative Alteration in Mental StatusPostoperative Failure to BreatheSeizures10. Equipment EventsCarbon Monoxide in the Anesthesia CircuitCircle System Expiratory Valve Stuck ClosedCircle System Inspiratory Valve Stuck ClosedCircle System Valve Stuck OpenCommon Gas Outlet FailureDrug Administration ErrorElectrical Power FailureFaulty Oxygen SupplyGas Flow Control MalfunctionIntravenous Line FailureLoss of Pipeline OxygenMajor Leak in the Anesthesia Breathing CircuitPop-Off Valve FailureVentilator FailureVolatile Anesthetic OverdoseWaste Anesthesia Gas Disposal System Malfunction11. Cardiac Anesthesia EventsCardiac LacerationCoagulopathy Following Cardiopulmonary BypassEmergent "Crash" onto Cardiopulmonary BypassHypotension During Cardiopulmonary BypassLow Cardiac Output State Post-Cardiopulmonary BypassMassive Systemic Air EmbolismProtamine Reaction12. Obstetric EventsAmniotic Fluid Embolism (also termed Anaphylactoid Syndrome of Pregnancy)Cardiac Arrest in the ParturientDifficult Airway in the ParturientEmergency Cesarean SectionHypotension Following Neuraxial AnesthesiaMagnesium ToxicityObstetric HemorrhagePre-eclampsia and EclampsiaTotal Spinal Anesthesia13. Pediatric EventsAcute Hemorrhage in the Pediatric PatientAnaphylaxis in the Pediatric PatientAspiration of a Foreign BodyBradycardia in the Pediatric PatientCardiac Arrest in the Pediatric PatientDifficult Airway Management in the Pediatric PatientHypotension in the Pediatric PatientLaryngospasmMasseter Muscle RigiditySinus Tachycardia in the Pediatric Patient
