Overview
Main description
A PRACTICAL QUICK-REFERENCE GUIDE TO CLINICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY--PERFECT FOR THE OR AND ICU
This carry-anywhere handbook is concise yet comprehensive, adeptly covering
the wide range of topics encountered in the practice of anesthesiology. It is the perfect learning tool for trainees and an outstanding reference for experienced anesthesiologists. Presented in full color, The Anesthesia Guide utilizes numerous illustrations, diagrams, tables, and algorithms to impart must-know information on how specific cases should be managed. Coverage includes drug dosages, monitoring, complications, and clinical pearls. An international team of contributors ensures coverage of topics from a global perspective.
The Anesthesia Guide is divided into thirteen
color-coded sections for ease of reference:
- Preoperative
- Coexisting Disease
- Monitoring
- General Anesthesia
- Specific Procedures
- Cardiovascular and Thoracic
- Neuro
- Regional
- Acute Pain
- Pediatrics
- Obstetrics
- Critical Care
- Rapid Reference (includes important formulae, commonly
used phrases in anesthesiology, BLS, ACLS, PALS, and management of malignant hyperthermia)
Table of contents
1. Preoperative Considerations
2. General Anesthesia
3. Specific Procedures
4. Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
5. Neuroanesthesia
6. Regional Anesthesia
7. Acute Pain
8. Pediatric Anesthesia
9. Obstetric Anesthesia
10. Critical Care
11. Rapid Reference Appendix
Author comments
Arthur Atchabahian, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
New York University
Ruchir Gupta, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist
North Shore University - Long Island Jewish Hospital
