Synopses & Reviews
The widely acclaimed text Clinical Anesthesia is now in its Fifth Edition, with thoroughly updated coverage and a new, more user-friendly design. More than 100 leading experts cover every aspect of contemporary perioperative medicine in one comprehensive, clinically focused, clear, concise, and accessible volume.
New chapters in this edition cover genomic basis of perioperative medicine, office-based anesthesia, and disaster preparedness and bioterrorism. A new two-color page design enables readers to spot crucial information quickly. Each chapter opens with a numbered list of key points and the numbers are used in the margins to help readers locate information on those points.
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Synopsis
Adhering to the same easy-to-use format as previous editions, the Fourth Edition of this text provides timely and insightful information into the principles of modern anesthesiology, office-based anesthesia, hazards and safety in the operating room, and the importance of cost-effective testing prior to administration of anesthesia. This comprehensive resource includes new chapters on the hazards of working in the OR, up-to-date information on how to prevent and manage OR fires if they occur, information on the newest guidelines for preoperative preparation including new fasting guidelines, administration of anesthesia for minimally invasive surgical techniques, and drug interactions.
Table of Contents
Section I. Introdcuction to Anesthesia Practice
- The History of Anesthesia
- Practice and Operating Room Management
- Experimental Design and Statistics
- Occupational Health
- Professional Liability, Quality Improvement, and Anesthetic Risk
Section II. Basic Principles of Anethesia Practice
- Cellular and Molecular Mechanics of Anesthesia
- Genomic Basis of Perioperative Medicine
- Electrical Safety
- Acid-Base and Fluids
- Hemostasis and Hemotherapy
Section III. Basic Principles of Pharmacology in Anesthesia Practice
- Basic Principles of Clinical Pharmacology
- Autonomic Nervous System: Physiology and Pharmacology
- Nonopioid Intravenous Anesthesia
- Opioids
- Inhalation Anesthesia
- Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
- Local Anesthetics
Section IV. Preparing For Anesthesia
- Preoperative Evaluation and Management
- Anesthesia for Patients with Rare and Coexisting Diseases
- Malignant Hyperthermia and Other Pharmacogenetic Disorders
- Delivery Systems for Inhaled Anesthetics
- Airway Management
- Patient Positioning
- Monitoring the Anesthetized Patient
Section V. Management of Anesthesia
- Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia
- Peripheral Nerve Blockade
- Anesthesia for Neurosurgery
- Respiratory Function in Anesthesia
- Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery
- Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
- Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery
- Anesthesia for Vascular Surgery
- Anesthesia and the Eye
- Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery
- Renal Physiology and Urology
- Anesthesia and Obesity
- Anesthesia and Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Procedures
- Anesthesia and the Liver
- Orthopedics
- Anesthesia and the Endocrine System
- Obstetric Anesthesia
- Neonatal Anesthesia
- Pediatric Anesthesia
- Anesthesia for the Geriatric Patient
- Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery
- Monitored Anesthetic Care
- Trauma and Burns
- The Allergic Response
- Drug Interactions
- Anesthesia Provided at Alternative Sites
- Office-Based Anesthesia
- Anesthesia for Organ Transplantation
Section VI. Postanesthesia and Consultant Practice
- Postoperative Recovery
- Management of Acute Postoperative Pain
- Chronic Pain Management
- Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Disaster Preparedness and Bioterrorism
Appendix. Electrocardiography