Cambridge Handbook of Anesthesiology
Cambridge Handbook of Anesthesiology
Richard D. Urman, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
$49.99
USDThe recent advances in the clinical practice of anesthesiology have increased the need for a new state-of-the art anesthesia handbook for practicing anesthesiologists, trainees and students.
This practical book provides a modern, clinically focused guide for any clinical question related to anesthesia care, presenting comprehensive, yet succinct knowledge from experts in the field. It describes the best practice in a concise yet easily digestible format and features numerous tables and figures, a bulleted points/outline format, and algorithms allowing for rapid assimilation of key information. New techniques and common procedures are also covered in detail. This up-to-date pocketbook is perfect for quick reference in the operating room, providing rapid access to evidence-based clinical content covering the full breadth of the field, including pediatric, obstetric, cardiac and regional anesthesia sections. In addition to daily clinical practice, the book serves also as a convenient companion for board review and recertification exam preparation.
- Information is presented in an easy-to-read format, with concise chapters containing key bullet points and outlines alongside figures, algorithms, tables and formulas summarizing key concepts
- Provides all the essential information and up-to-date knowledge needed to successfully management a patient undergoing anesthesia
- Covers all of the major general and subspecialty areas of anesthesia, allowing the reader to learn the latest information, including drugs, technology, information on patient outcomes and different anesthetic techniques
Reviews & endorsements
‘The quality of the book is high, as it consists of chapters written by multiple experts in their respective fields of anesthesiology. It is a light and compact book which makes it easy to carry around if readers bring it to the operating room for learning. The book is also formatted nicely which makes it easy to use.’ Danielle L. Shore, Doody's Reviews
Product details
August 2023Paperback
9781108947657
496 pages
190 × 120 × 25 mm
0.6kg
Available
Table of Contents
- 1. Preoperative evaluation and coexisting disease
- 2. Airway management
- 3. Anesthesia equipment: Clinical considerations
- 4. Patient monitoring
- 5. Inhalational Anesthetics
- 6. Intravenous anesthetics and adjunctive agents
- 7. Pharmacology of local Anesthetics
- 8. Anesthesia techniques: Mild, moderate, and deep sedation in clinical practice
- 9. Anesthesia techniques: General Anesthesia techniques in clinical practice
- 10. Postanesthesia care unit
- 11a. Regional Anesthesia: Blocks of the upper and lower extremities
- 11b. Regional Anesthesia: Chest and abdominal plane blocks
- 12. Fluid and electrolyte balance
- 13. Blood transfusion components and complications in Anesthesiology
- 14. Cardiac Anesthesiology
- 15. Vascular Anesthesia
- 16. Thoracic Anesthesia
- 17. Neuroanesthesia
- 18. Renal anesthesiology in clinical practice
- 19. Anesthesia for general surgical procedures
- 20. Anesthesia for endocrine diseases
- 21. Anesthesia for neuromuscular and collagen vascular diseases
- 22. Anesthesia for ocular, ear, and throat diseases
- 23. Orthopedic Anesthesia
- 24. Obstetric and gynecologic Anesthesia
- 25. Pediatric Anesthesia
- 26. Geriatric Anesthesia
- 27. Anesthesia for ambulatory surgical procedures
- 28. Chronic pain medicine
- 29. Acute pain management
- 30. Anesthetic emergencies
- 31. Trauma Anesthesia
- 32. Perioperative cognitive disorders
- 33. Acute pain management in the ICU
- 34. Infection control for the Anesthesia provider
- 35. Coagulation.
