Main description:

Yearbook of Anesthesiology-4 is an up-to-date guide to the latest advances in anaesthesiology practice.

Comprised of 25 chapters covering general anaesthesia, pain and intensive care, this book presents the most recent information in the field, in a concise and highly illustrated format. Various chapters highlight progress within different areas of anaesthesiology, including mechanical ventilation strategies in ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), perioperative fluid therapy, the role of nitrous oxide, new findings concerning postoperative vomiting and nausea, and a chapter revisiting brachial plexus block techniques.

Other chapters feature discussion on the management of patients with burns, kidney transplant and the benefits of implantable paint therapy devices. Anaesthetic management of foetal surgery and problems with anaesthesia in the MRI suite are also discussed in detail.

'Journal Scan' is a new chapter in this volume of Yearbook of Anesthesiology, offering expert opinion on a selection of landmark papers published in respected journals in the past year. With nearly 80 colour images and illustrations, Yearbook of Anesthesiology-4 is an essential update on the most recent developments in the field for trainees, intensivists and practising anaesthesiologists.

Key Points

25 chapters presenting the latest developments in the field of anaesthesiology
New chapter 'Journal Scan' offers expert opinion on landmark papers published in the past year
79 colour images and illustrations

Contents:

1. Anesthetic Management of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

2. Anesthetic Implications of Implantable Cardiac Devices

3. One Lung Anesthesia in Children

4. New Mechanical Ventilation Strategies in ARDS

5. Implications of Diastolic Dysfunction in Anesthetic Practice

6. Anesthesia for Liposuction

7. Perioperative Fluid Therapy: Current Concept

8. Anesthesia for Renal Transplant

9. Point-of-care Coagulation Testing

10. Anesthesia for Fetal Surgery

11. Anesthesia in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Suite

12. Brachial Plexus Block Revisited

13. Implantable Pain Therapy Devices for Chronic and Cancer Pain Management

14. Iatrogenic Hyponatremia

15. Newer Opioids in Anesthesia Practice

16. Role of Nitrous Oxide in Modern Day Anesthesia

17. Recent Developments in the Management of Obstetric Hemorrhage

18. Monitoring Issues in Spine Surgery

19. Environmental Issues in the Operation Theater

20. Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: What is New?

21. Ultrasound in Anesthesia Practice

22. Anesthesia for Carotid Endarterectomy

23. Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema

24. Anesthetic Implications in a Patient with Burn Injury

25. Journal Scan

Index