Anesthesia and perioperative care of the high-risk patient

• Other Authors: McConachie, Ian (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2014
• Edition: THIRD EDITION
• Series: Cambridge medicine (Series)
• Subjects: Anesthesia > Handbook > adverse effects; Anesthesia > Handbook > methods; Perioperative Care > Handbook > methods; Risk Factors > Handbook
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• Item Description: Preceded by: Anesthesia for the high risk patient / edited by Ian McConachie. 2nd ed. 2009.
• Physical Description: xx, 480 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781107690578; 1107690579

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.