Main description:

Based on the Association of Anesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland's (AAGBI) continuing education lecture series, this clinical-oriented book covers the latest developments in research and the clinical application to anesthesia and pain control.

Contents:

List of Contributors, vii Foreword, ix 1 The Physics of Ultrasound, 1 Graham Arthurs 2 Coronary Artery Stents: Management in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery, 17 Colin Moore and Stephen Leslie 3 Anaesthesia and Enhanced Recovery for Colorectal Surgery, 28 Carol Peden and Christopher Newell 4 The Unanticipated Difficult Airway: The 'Can't Intubate, Can't Ventilate' Scenario, 44 Mansukh Popat 5 Analgesia for Abdominal Surgery, 56 Alex Grice, Nick Boyd and Simon Marshall 6 Analgesic Regimens for Children, 72 Glyn Williams 7 The Unstable Cervical Spine, 88 Michelle Leemans and Ian Calder 8 Obstetric Haemorrhage, 105 David Levy 9 Anaesthesia for Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery, 124 Richard Griffiths 10 e-Learning Anaesthesia, 137 Andrew McIndoe and Ed Hammond 11 Consent and the Explanation of Risk in Anaesthesia, 146 Stuart White