Anesthesia and perioperative care of the high-risk patient /
Anesthesia and perioperative care of the high-risk patient /
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care of the High-Risk Patient
edited by Ian McConachie, MB, ChB, FRCA, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
- Third edition.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- 1 online resource (xx, 480 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
The fully updated third edition of this popular handbook provides a concise summary of perioperative management of high-risk surgical patients. Written by an international group of senior clinicians, chapters retain the practical nature of previous editions, with concise text in a bulleted format offering rapid access to key facts and advice. Several new chapters cover topics including: anesthetic mortality; cardiopulmonary exercise testing; perioperative optimization; obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome; smoking, alcohol and recreational drug abuse; intraoperative ventilatory management; the role of simulation in managing the high-risk patient; anesthesia, surgery and palliative care; anesthesia and cancer surgery; neurotrauma and other high-risk neuro cases; anesthesia for end-stage renal and liver disease; and transplant patients. Essential reading for trainee anesthesiologists managing seriously ill patients during surgery or studying for postgraduate examinations, this is also a valuable refresher for anesthesiologists and intensivists looking for an update on the latest evidence-based care.
9781139629362 (ebook)
Anesthesia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Anesthesia--Complications--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Geriatric anesthesia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
RD82.2 / .A535 2014
617.9/6
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
The fully updated third edition of this popular handbook provides a concise summary of perioperative management of high-risk surgical patients. Written by an international group of senior clinicians, chapters retain the practical nature of previous editions, with concise text in a bulleted format offering rapid access to key facts and advice. Several new chapters cover topics including: anesthetic mortality; cardiopulmonary exercise testing; perioperative optimization; obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome; smoking, alcohol and recreational drug abuse; intraoperative ventilatory management; the role of simulation in managing the high-risk patient; anesthesia, surgery and palliative care; anesthesia and cancer surgery; neurotrauma and other high-risk neuro cases; anesthesia for end-stage renal and liver disease; and transplant patients. Essential reading for trainee anesthesiologists managing seriously ill patients during surgery or studying for postgraduate examinations, this is also a valuable refresher for anesthesiologists and intensivists looking for an update on the latest evidence-based care.
9781139629362 (ebook)
Anesthesia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Anesthesia--Complications--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Geriatric anesthesia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
RD82.2 / .A535 2014
617.9/6