Main description:

Essential Anesthesia is a concise, accessible introduction to anesthetic practice. Now in its second edition, it provides a thorough overview of the science and practice of anesthesia. Part I describes the evaluation of the patient, the different approaches to anesthesia, and the post-operative care of the patient in pain. Part II introduces the essentials of physiology and pharmacology and their role in understanding the principles of anesthesia. The final part presents a step-by-step description of 14 clinical cases. These clinical vignettes give a very real introduction to the practicalities of anesthesia and will give the non-anesthetist physician an idea of how to prepare a patient for a surgical procedure. All chapters have been expanded and updated and an entirely new chapter on safety in healthcare has been added. This is the perfect introductory text for medical students, junior doctors and all operating theatre and critical care staff.

Contents:

Foreword; Preface; Introduction: a very short history of anesthesia; Safety in medicine; Part I. Clinical Management: 1. Pre-operative evaluation; 2. Airway management; 3. Vascular access and fluid management; 4. Regional anesthesia; 5. General anesthesia; 6. Post-operative care; 7. Monitoring; 8. The anesthesia machine; Part II. Applied Physiology and Pharmacology: 9. Anesthesia and the cardiovascular system; 10. Anesthesia and the lung; 11. Anesthesia and other systems; 12. A brief pharmacology related to anesthesia; Part III. Clinical Cases: 13. Breast lumpectomy under conscious sedation; 14. Carpal tunnel release under Bier block; 15. Cataract removal under MAC; 16. Cesarean section under regional anesthesia; 17. Gastric bypass under general anesthesia; 18. AV shunt placement under peripheral nerve block; 19. Open repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with coronary artery disease; 20. Trauma patient under general anesthesia; 21. Liver resection under general anesthesia; 22. Back surgery in a patient with chronic pain and an AICD; 23. Pediatric inguinal hernia repair under general anesthesia; Index.