Essential Clinical Anesthesia

A comprehensive, authoritative anesthesia text for trainees at all levels and faculty - perfect for preparing for board review and recertification exams.

Charles Vacanti (Edited by), Scott Segal (Edited by), Pankaj Sikka (Edited by), Richard Urman (Edited by)

9780521720205, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 11 July 2011

1102 pages, 479 b/w illus. 526 tables
27.7 x 21.5 x 4 cm, 2.24 kg

“…trainees will find it useful when they need a single source of information to build and expand their scientific foundation…and accomplished practitioners will find it helpful for reinforcing their knowledge." Doody's Review Services

The clinical practice of anesthesia has undergone many advances in the past few years, making this the perfect time for a new state-of-the-art anesthesia textbook for practitioners and trainees. The goal of this book is to provide a modern, clinically focused textbook giving rapid access to comprehensive, succinct knowledge from experts in the field. All clinical topics of relevance to anesthesiology are organized into 29 sections consisting of more than 180 chapters. The print version contains 166 chapters that cover all of the essential clinical topics, while an additional 17 chapters on subjects of interest to the more advanced practitioner can be freely accessed at www.cambridge.org/vacanti. Newer techniques such as ultrasound nerve blocks, robotic surgery and transesophageal echocardiography are included, and numerous illustrations and tables assist the reader in rapidly assimilating key information. This authoritative text is edited by distinguished Harvard Medical School faculty, with contributors from many of the leading academic anesthesiology departments in the United States and an introduction from Dr S. R. Mallampati. This book is your essential companion when preparing for board review and recertification exams and in your daily clinical practice.

Part I. Preoperative Care and Evaluation Angela Bader
Part II. Airway Management William Rosenblatt
Part III. Anesthesia Equipment Ay Kumar
Part IV. Patient Monitoring Bhavani S. Kodali
Part V. Inhalational Anesthetics James Philip
Part VI. Intravenous Anesthetics and Adjunct Drugs Mark Dershwitz
Part VII. Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics Gary Strichartz
Part VIII. Anesthesia Techniques Sascha Beutler
Part IX. Managing the Transition from Anesthesia Robert M. Knapp
Part X. Regional Anesthesia Mercedes Concepcion
Part XI. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance Selwyn Rogers
Part XII. Transfusion Medicine Richard Kaufman
Part XIII. Cardiac Anesthesia Stanton Shernan
Part XIV. Vascular Anesthesia Simon Gelman and Stanley Leeson
Part XV. Thoracic Anesthesia Shannon McKenna
Part XVI. Neuroanesthesia Linda Aglio
Part XVII. Anesthesia for Renal and Urinary Tract Diseases Paul Allen
Part XVIII. Anesthesia for General Surgical Procedures Warren S. Sandberg.

Subject Areas: Anaesthetics [MMB]