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9780727914798

Preoperative Assessment : Fundamentals of Anaesthesia and Acute Medicine

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    9780727914798

  • ISBN10:

    0727914790

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-01-08
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary

An increasing number of patients presented for anaesthesia and surgery have a significant co-existing medical disease. This book describes the assessment and optimization of patients prior to surgery. Risk analysis and cost benefit of treatment as well as implications of consent are considered. Preoperative starvation and medication are also considered.

Table of Contents

Contributors vi
Foreword to the Fundamentals of Anaesthesia and Acute Medicine Series vii
Ronald M Jones
Alan R Aitkenhead
Pierre Foex
Preface ix
Jeremy N Cashman
Section 1: Preoperative assessment of the patient
The preoperative visit
3(18)
Jeremy N Cashman
History and examination
21(14)
Rodney F Armstrong
Preoperative investigations
35(23)
Joseph Foss
Implications of intercurrent disease
58(21)
Lesley M Bromley
Section 2: Risk assessment
Assessing risk
79(14)
Jean-Pierre Van Besouw
Section 3: Preoperative preparation of the patient
Preoperative optimisation
93(40)
Verghese T. Cherian
Andrew A Tomlinson
Patient consent
133(16)
Christopher Heneghan
Preoperative fasting
149(15)
Sarah Young
Stephanie Phillips
Premedication
164(21)
Carl Gwinnutt
Anthony McCluskey
Epilogue 185(1)
Index 186

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