How to Survive in Anaesthesia

A Guide for Trainees

Neville Robinson, George M. Hall (Autoren)

Software / Digital Media

216 Seiten

2008 | 3rd Edition
Wiley-Blackwell (Hersteller)
978-0-470-75795-6 (ISBN)

Infos

How to Survive in Anaesthesia, third edition, continues to provide an essential, step-by-step guide for new trainees to practical procedures in anaesthesia. * Written in a light-hearted style by authors with 60 years of anaesthetic experience between them * Includes two new chapters on anaesthetic mishaps and the recognition and management of the sick patient * Resuscitation guidelines, intubation procedures and aspects of laryngeal mask design have also been updated * Clear text, interspersed with bullet-point boxes highlighting the procedures, makes it quick and easy to follow * Also popular with ODPs (Operation Department Practitioners).

Autor

Neville Robinson is Consultant Anaesthetist at Northwick Park and St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex UK. He is coauthor of Final FRCA: Short Answer Questions. George Hall is Professor of Anaesthesia at St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK. He is past president of the British Journal of Anaesthesia board and editor of How to Write a Paper and How to Present at Meetings.

Inhalt

Part I Nuts and bolts. 1. Evaluation of the airway. 2. Control of the airway. 3. Tracheal intubation. 4. Failed intubation drill. 5. Vascular access. 6. Intravenous fluids. 7. The anaesthetic machine. 8. Anaesthetic breathing systems. 9. Ventilators and other equipment. 10. Monitoring in anaesthesia. Part II Crises and complications. 11. Cardiac arrest. 12. Haemorrhage and blood transfusion. 13. Anaphylactic reactions. 14. Malignant hyperthermia. 15. Stridor - upper airway obstruction. 16. Pneumothorax. 17. Common intraoperative problems. 18. Postoperative problems. 19. Anaesthetic mishaps. Part III Passing the gas. 20. Preoperative evaluation. 21. Recognition and management of the sick patient. 22. Principles of emergency anaesthesia. 23. Regional anaesthesia. 24. Anaesthesia for gynaecological surgery. 25. Anaesthesia for urological surgery. 26. Anaesthesia for abdominal surgery. 27. Anaesthesia for dental and ENT surgery. 28. Anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery. 29. Anaesthesia for day case surgery. 30. Management of the patient in the recovery area. 31. Postoperative analgesia. 32. Management of head injuries. 33. Anaesthesia in the corridor. 34. Anaesthetic aphorisms

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.1.2008
• Verlagsort: Hoboken
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 141 x 216 mm
• Gewicht: 250 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Anästhesie
• ISBN-10: 0-470-75795-7 / 0470757957
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-75795-6 / 9780470757956
• Zustand: Neuware