How to survive in anaesthesia : a guide for trainees / Neville Robinson and George Hall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Neville.

Contributor:

Hall, George M. (George Martin)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anesthesia.

Anesthesia--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Anesthesia--methods.

Physical Description:

xv, 191 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : BMJ Books, 2002.

Contents:

1 Evaluation of the airway 3

2 Control of the airway 8

3 Tracheal intubation 13

4 Failed intubation drill 18

5 Vascular access 21

6 Intravenous fluids 25

7 The anaesthetic machine 28

8 Anaesthetic breathing systems 36

9 Ventilators and other equipment 42

10 Monitoring in anaesthesia 46

Part II Crises and complications

11 Cardiac arrest 55

12 Haemorrhage and blood transfusion 61

13 Anaphylactic reactions 68

14 Malignant hyperthermia 72

15 Stridor - upper airway obstruction 77

16 Pneumothorax 83

17 Common intraoperative problems 86

18 Postoperative problems 92

Part III Passing the gas

19 Preoperative evaluation 103

20 Regional anaesthesia 108

21 Principles of emergency anaesthesia 119

22 Anaesthesia for gynaecological surgery 127

23 Anaesthesia for urological surgery 133

24 Anaesthesia for abdominal surgery 141

25 Anaesthesia for dental and ENT surgery 146

26 Anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery 152

27 Anaesthesia for day case surgery 158

28 Management of the patient in the recovery area 161

29 Postoperative analgesia 165

30 Management of head injuries 171

31 Anaesthesia in the corridor 175

32 Anaesthetic aphorisms 179.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0727916831

OCLC:

50339960