Handbook of Clinical Anesthesia

by Barash, Paul G.; Cullen, Bruce F.; Stoelting, Robert K.

• ISBN13: 9780781729185
• ISBN10: 0781729181
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-04
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

From perioperative evaluation to postoperative care, this pocket-sized edition of Clinical Anesthesia, Fourth Edition provides easy access to essential bedside information. Its concise and readable outline format incorporates hundreds of tables, graphs, and algorithms--all summarizing and prioritizing crucial clinical points. This new edition includes up-to-date guidelines on office-based anesthesia...cost-effective preoperative testing...hazards of working in the OR...prevention and management of OR fires...preoperative preparation and fasting...anesthesia for minimally invasive surgical procedures...and drug interactions. Appendices include an extensive ECG atlas, plus guidelines for OR management of pacemakers and automated implantable defibrillators.

Table of Contents

I INTRODUCTION TO ANESTHESIA PRACTICE
The History of Anesthesiology	1	(6)
Practice Management	7	(7)
Experimental Design and Statistics	14	(6)
Hazards of Working in the Operating Room	20	(7)
Professional Liability, Risk Management, and Quality Improvement	27	(5)
Value-Based Anesthesia Practice, Resource Utilization, and Operating Room Management	32	(14)
II BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ANESTHESIA PRACTICE
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Anesthesia	46	(8)
Electrical Safety	54	(11)
Acid-Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes	65	(22)
Hemotherapy and Hemostasis	87	(14)
III BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY IN ANESTHESIA PRACTICE
Basic Principles of Clinical Pharmacology	101	(15)
Autonomic Nervous System: Physiology and Pharmacology	116	(25)
Nonopioid Intravenous Anesthesia	141	(17)
Opioids	158	(19)
Inhalation Anesthesia	177	(23)
Muscle Relaxants	200	(19)
Local Anesthetics	219	(14)
IV PREPARING FOR ANESTHESIA
Preoperative Evaluation	233	(12)
Anesthesia for Patients with Rare and Coexisting Diseases	245	(17)
Malignant Hyperthermia and Other Pharmacogenetic Disorders	262	(10)
Preoperative Medication	272	(9)
Delivery Systems for Inhaled Anesthetics	281	(14)
Airway Management	295	(14)
Patient Positioning	309	(8)
Monitoring the Anesthetized Patient	317	(23)
V MANAGEMENT OF ANESTHESIA
Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia	340	(25)
Peripheral Nerve Blockade	365	(19)
Anesthesia for Neurosurgery	384	(25)
Respiratory Function in Anesthesia	409	(16)
Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery	425	(15)
Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology	440	(18)
Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery	458	(19)
Anesthesia for Vascular Surgery	477	(20)
Anesthesia and the Eye	497	(10)
Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery	507	(12)
The Renal System and Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery	519	(23)
Anesthesia and Obesity and Gastrointestinal Disorders	542	(14)
Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Procedures	556	(10)
Anesthesia and the Liver	566	(12)
Anesthesia for Orthopaedic Surgery	578	(15)
Anesthesia and the Endocrine System	593	(14)
Obstetric Anesthesia	607	(14)
Neonatal Anesthesia	621	(14)
Pediatric Anesthesia	635	(13)
Anesthesia for the Geriatric Patient	648	(14)
Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery	662	(12)
Monitored Anesthesia Care	674	(14)
Trauma and Burns	688	(25)
The Allergic Response	713	(11)
Drug Interactions	724	(6)
Anesthesia Provided at Alternate Sites	730	(9)
Anesthesia for Organ Transplantation	739	(16)
VI POSTANESTHESIA AND CONSULTANT PRACTICE
Postoperative Recovery	755	(10)
Management of Acute Postoperative Pain	765	(19)
Chronic Pain Management	784	(13)
ICU: Critical Care	797	(11)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	808	(107)
VII APPENDICES
A Formulas	824	(4)
B Electrocardiography Atlas	828	(25)
C Drug List	853	(25)
D American Heart Association Resuscitation Protocols	878	(27)
E American Society of Anesthesiologists Standards	905	(4)
F Difficult Airway Algorithms	909	(2)
G Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) Protocol	911	(4)
Index	915