Anaesthesia at a glance

• Main Author: Stone, Julian (Author)
• Other Authors: Fawcett, William 1962-
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2013
• Series: At a glance series (Oxford, England)
• Subjects: Anesthesia > methods; Anesthesiology > instrumentation; Anesthetic > instrumentation
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Anaesthesia at a Glance is a brand new title that provides a concise and visually-orientated summary of a comprehensive lecture course in anaesthesia. Ideal for clinical undergraduate medical students and Foundation Programme doctors undertaking anaesthesia attachments, it gives a systematic, broad...

Table of Contents:

• History of anaesthesia
• Monitoring
• Equipment
• Airway devices
• Fluid management
• Preoperative preparation of patient for surgery
• Temperature regulation
• The perioperative patient journey
• General anaesthesia inhalational anaesthetics
• General anaesthesia intravenous anaesthetics
• Local anaesthetics
• Neuromuscular blocking drugs
• Acute pain
• Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)
• Chronic pain
• The airway
• Emergency anaesthesia
• Obstetric anaesthesia
• Ophthalmic anaesthesia
• Paediatric anaesthesia
• Cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia
• Regional anaesthesia
• Anaesthetic emergencies in the operating theatre
• Anaesthetic emergencies in the wider hospital
• Trauma
• Orthopaedic anaesthesia
• Anaesthesia and obesity
• Anaesthesia and old age
• Anaesthesia and diabetes
• Anaesthesia for vascular surgery
• Anaesthesia for ENT and maxillofacial surgery
• Awareness
• Anaesthesia for ECT, dental surgery and special needs
• Postoperative management
• Anaesthesia away from a hospital setting.