Core topics in pre-operative anaesthetic assessment and management / edited by A. Agata Crerar-Gilbert, Mark MacGregor.

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Ischaemic heart disease -- Hypertension -- Cardiac arrhythmias -- Heart failure -- Cardiac investigations : echocardiography -- Cardiac investigations : myocardial perfusion imaging -- Cardiac investigations : cardiac magnetic resonance -- Cardiac investigations : computed tomography angiography -- Cardiac investigations : comparison of cardiac functional tests and imaging -- Respiratory disease -- Difficult airway prediction -- Renal disease -- Neurological disease -- Hepatobiliary disease -- Neuromuscular disease -- Connective tissue disease -- Immunocompromised patients -- Frailty -- Haematology -- Biochemistry -- Endocrine disease -- Bariatric patients -- Chronic pain and addiction -- Obstetric patients -- Herbal medications -- Anaphylaxis -- Legal considerations -- Predicting operative risk -- Challenges of setting up preoperative service.

Part of the popular Core Topics series, this book provides a practical guide to pre-operative assessment for consultants and trainee anaesthetists. Chapters cover comprehensive evidence-based guidance for assessing and managing patients with particular conditions, as well as perioperative risk stratification and challenges of pre-assessment. The chapters have been written by specialists in the respective clinical fields, while all content has been edited by anaesthetists to assure it is relevant and accessible to the anaesthetist in the everyday pre-operative clinic. Written specifically for anaesthetists, this resource will allow every reader to contribute effectively in a multidisciplinary approach when assessing and risk stratifying patients to ensure that they are optimised before surgery.