Complications in anesthesiology / [editors] Emilio B. Lobato, Nikolaus Gravenstein, Robert R. Kirby.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lobato, Emilio B.

Gravenstein, Nikolaus.

Kirby, Robert R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anesthesiology--Complications.

Anesthesiology.

Anesthesia--adverse effects.

Postoperative Complications.

Medical Subjects:

Anesthesia--adverse effects.

Postoperative Complications.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 1008 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2008]

Summary:

Now in its Third Edition, this comprehensive, problem-based textbook discusses the full range of complications in anesthesiology. Major sections cover intraoperative and postoperative complications affecting each organ system- respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, ophthalmologic, renal, hematologic and hemostatic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, obstetric, immunologic and infectious, and disorders of temperature regulation. Coverage includes problems that are rarely mentioned in older textbooks, such as ischemic optic neuropathy and postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Chapters address complications associated with specific equipment and techniques, with adverse drug interactions, and with herbal remedies and over-the-counter medications. Also included are chapters on medicolegal issues and risks to the anesthesiologist.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0781782635

9780781782630

OCLC:

152795856