Handbook of ambulatory anesthesia / Rebecca S. Twerskey, Beverly K. Philip, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Twersky, Rebecca S.

Philip, Beverly K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anesthesia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Anesthesia.

Ambulatory surgery--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Ambulatory surgery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (495 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Surgical care has undergone a dramatic shift in the past few decades away from inpatient-hospital to ambulatory procedures. More and more, ambulatory surgical centers have become the facility of choice for many types of operations. Advances in minimally invasive surgery, anesthesia techniques and other technological advances will only increase this trend in the years ahead. Anesthesia practice continues to evolve, as well. Anesthesiologists in all settings must adjust their approaches to an ambulatory focus for patient selection, sedation, anesthesia, pain management, and postoperative recovery. Concise and clinically oriented, HANDBOOK OF AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA is designed to quickly and effectively steer the practitioner through the challenges and demands of daily practice. The editors and authors are all recognized experts whose outstading insights will bring readers back to this book again and again. The chapters are consistently formatted with introductory outlines, practical illustrations, informative boxes, clinically oriented tables, and key references. Highlights of the book include: - preoperative evaluation - anesthesia considerations for minimally invasive and advanced ambulatory surgery procedures - management of common clinical conditions for pediatric and adult patients - preoperative preparation - specific anesthesia techniques: sedation, regional, and general - anesthesia outside the O.R. - office-based anesthesia - recovery and discharge - quality management and accreditation- cost containment - administrative issues - appendix of most commonly referenced figures and tables In a busy practice, no matter the setting, HANDBOOK OF AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA is certain to be among the most frequently used, clinically relevant books in your collection. Keep it with you in your daily practice!

Contents:

Preanesthesia Evaluation and Testing

Minimally invasive and advanced ambulatory procedures

Adult Clinical Challenges

Pediatric clinical challenges

Pediatric perioperative management

Adult preoperative preparation: equipment and monitoring

Sedation techniques

Regional anesthesia

General anesthesia

Anesthesia outside the operating room

Office-based anesthesia

Postanesthesia care recovery and management

Discharge process

Quality management, regulation, and accreditation

Ambulatory surgery center profitability, efficiency, and cost containment

Administrative aspects of ambulatory surgery.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Ambulatory anesthesia handbook / [edited by] Rebecca S. Twersky. c1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-82434-1

9786612824340

0-387-73329-9

OCLC:

781358951