Essential Anesthesia. From Science to Practice

Description

Essential Anesthesia is a concise, accessible introduction to anesthetic practice. Now in its second edition, it provides a thorough overview of the science and practice of anesthesia. Part I describes the evaluation of the patient, the different approaches to anesthesia, and the post-operative care of the patient in pain. Part II introduces the essentials of physiology and pharmacology and their role in understanding the principles of anesthesia. The final part presents a step-by-step description of 14 clinical cases. These clinical vignettes give a very real introduction to the practicalities of anesthesia and will give the non-anesthetist physician an idea of how to prepare a patient for a surgical procedure. All chapters have been expanded and updated and an entirely new chapter on safety in healthcare has been added. This is the perfect introductory text for medical students, junior doctors and all operating theatre and critical care staff.

Features

• Provides anesthetists with a thorough understanding of the body and how different drugs affect the body
• Chapters have been expanded and updated, and a new chapter on safety is included
• Includes 14 step-by-step cases to show how to bring patients through simple and complex operations

Table of contents

Foreword
Preface
Introduction: a very short history of anesthesia
Safety in medicine

Part I. Clinical Management:
1. Pre-operative evaluation
2. Airway management
3. Vascular access and fluid management
4. Regional anesthesia
5. General anesthesia
6. Post-operative care
7. Monitoring
8. The anesthesia machine

Part II. Applied Physiology and Pharmacology:
9. Anesthesia and the cardiovascular system
10. Anesthesia and the lung
11. Anesthesia and other systems
12. A brief pharmacology related to anesthesia

Part III. Clinical Cases:
13. Breast lumpectomy under conscious sedation
14. Carpal tunnel release under Bier block
15. Cataract removal under MAC
16. Cesarean section under regional anesthesia
17. Gastric bypass under general anesthesia
18. AV shunt placement under peripheral nerve block
19. Open repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with coronary artery disease
20. Trauma patient under general anesthesia
21. Liver resection under general anesthesia
22. Back surgery in a patient with chronic pain and an AICD
23. Pediatric inguinal hernia repair under general anesthesia
Index