Main description:

Based on the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland's (AAGBI) continuing education lecture series, this clinically-oriented book covers the latest developments in research and the clinical application of anesthesia and pain control. * Reviews latest developments in research and practice * Clinically-oriented but rooted in basic science * Concise and informative articles on key topics * Road-tested through CPD roadshows * Designed specifically for continuing medical education

Contents:

List of Contributors, vii Foreword, ix 1 Abnormalities of Coagulation and Obstetric Anaesthesia, 1 Hilary Swales 2 Acute Coronary Syndromes and Anaesthesia, 15 Yasir Parviz, Rachel Orme, Oliver Watson and Tim Chico 3 Acute Pain Management of Opioid-Tolerant Patients, 28 Mark Jackson 4 Echocardiography and Anaesthesia, 39 Jonathan H. Rosser and Nicholas J. Morgan-Hughes 5 Medico-Legal Aspects of Regional Anaesthesia, 54 William T. Frame 6 Peri-Operative Use of Beta-Blockers: Yes or No?, 65 Nanda Gopal Mandal 7 Transfusion Requirements and the Older Person, 80 Alexa Mannings and Iain Moppett 8 Organ Donation and the Anaesthetist, 91 Dale Gardiner, Neal Beckett, Paul Townsley and Helen Fenner 9 Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: Fact or Fiction?, 114 Irwin Foo 10 Pre-Operative Anaemia: Should We Worry?, 127 Robert Kong