Handbook of Clinical Anesthesia

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

• ISBN13: 9780781757935
• ISBN10: 0781757932
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-26
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This pocket-sized handbook provides quick, easy access to the essential bedside information from Clinical Anesthesia, Fifth Edition. The most practical clinical pearls on what to do and how and when to do it are presented in concise outline format, with hundreds of tables, graphs, and algorithms that summarize and prioritize crucial points. This edition provides up-to-date guidelines on every aspect of perioperative patient care and includes new chapters on office-based anesthesia and disaster preparedness and bioterrorism. Appendices include formulas, an electrocardiography atlas, a drug list, American Heart Association resuscitation protocols, difficult airway algorithms, and a malignant hyperthermia protocol.

Author Biography

Robert K. Stoelting is Emeritus Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesia, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Anesthesia Practice
The History of Anesthesia	p. 1
Practice and Operating Room Management	p. 8
Experimental Design and Statistics	p. 16
Occupational Health	p. 22
Professional Liability, Quality Improvement, and Anesthetic Risk	p. 32
Basic Principles of Anesthesia Practice
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Anesthesia	p. 40
Genomic Basis of Perioperative Medicine	p. 49
Electrical and Fire Safety	p. 61
Acid-Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes	p. 74
Hemotherapy and Hemostasis	p. 98
Basic Principles of Pharmacology in Anesthesia Practice
Basic Principles of Clinical Pharmacology	p. 120
Autonomic Nervous System: Physiology and Pharmacology	p. 137
Nonopioid Intravenous Anesthesia	p. 167
Opioids	p. 186
Inhalation Anesthesia	p. 208
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents	p. 235
Local Anesthetics	p. 255
Preparing for Anesthesia
Preoperative Evaluation and Management	p. 272
Anesthesia for Patients with Rare and Coexisting Diseases	p. 295
Malignant Hyperthermia and Other Pharmacogenetic Disorders	p. 315
Delivery Systems for Inhaled Anesthetics	p. 328
Airway Management	p. 341
Patient Positioning	p. 357
Monitoring the Anesthetized Patient	p. 365
Management of Anesthesia
Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia	p. 390
Peripheral Nerve Blockade	p. 417
Anesthesia for Neurosurgery	p. 438
Respiratory Function in Anesthesia	p. 464
Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery	p. 483
Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology	p. 499
Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery	p. 518
Anesthesia for Vascular Surgery	p. 543
Anesthesia and the Eye	p. 572
Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery	p. 583
The Renal System and Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery	p. 596
Anesthesia and Obesity	p. 619
Anesthesia and Gastrointestinal Disorders	p. 629
Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Procedures	p. 637
Anesthesia and the Liver	p. 644
Anesthesia for Orthopaedic Surgery	p. 659
Anesthesia and the Endocrine System	p. 677
Obstetric Anesthesia	p. 694
Neonatal Anesthesia	p. 711
Pediatric Anesthesia	p. 726
Anesthesia for the Geriatric Patient	p. 741
Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery	p. 755
Monitored Anesthesia Care	p. 767
Trauma and Burns	p. 782
The Allergic Response	p. 808
Drug Interactions	p. 819
Anesthesia Provided at Alternative Sites	p. 828
Office-Based Anesthesia	p. 843
Anesthesia for Organ Transplantation	p. 855
Postanesthesia and Consultant Practice
Postoperative Recovery	p. 870
Management of Acute Postoperative Pain	p. 881
Chronic Pain Management	p. 903
Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine	p. 918
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	p. 943
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