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Catastrophic Perioperative Complications and Management : A Comprehensive Textbook / edited by Charles J. Fox, III, Elyse M. Cornett, G. E. Ghali.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Medicine (Springer-11650)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Surgery.
- Anesthesiology.
- Critical care medicine.
- Nursing.
- General Surgery.
- Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.
- Local Subjects:
- General Surgery.
- Anesthesiology.
- Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.
- Nursing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XII, 418 pages) : 54 illustrations, 40 illustrations in color
- Edition:
- First edition 2019.
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- This textbook provides educational material for the many students, as well as nurses, residents or attending physicians who participate in perioperative medicine. It focuses on the most serious perioperative complications and includes a discussion of the pathophysiologic and pharmacologic implications unique to each. Additionally, the textbook provides medicolegal information pertinent to those providing care to these patients. All chapters are written with the most current and relevant information by leading experts in each field.The layout and format is designed to be purposeful, logical and visually effective. Other features include review questions and answers, chapter summaries and shaded call-out boxes to facilitate learning.
- Contents:
- Sleep Apnea
- Postoperative Visual Loss: Anatomy, Pathogenesis, and Anesthesia Considerations
- Substance Abuse
- Awareness
- Shared Airway: Techniques, Anesthesia Considerations and Implications
- Dental Injury: Anatomy, Pathogenesis, and Anesthesia Considerations and Implications
- Complications of General Anesthesia
- Pain Management
- Regional Anesthesia/ Monitored Anesthesia Care
- Massive Perioperative Hemorrhage: Considerations in Clinical Management
- Cardiovascular System Damaging Events
- Airway and Respiratory System Damaging Events
- Burns in the Operating Room
- Eye Injury
- Severe Peripheral Nerve Injury
- Catastrophic Perioperative Complications and Management in the Trauma Patient
- Obstetrics
- Catastrophic Complications in Pediatric Anesthesiology
- Ambulatory and Office Based Surgery
- Remote Locations
- Equipment Problems
- Perioperative Medication Errors
- Physiologic Monitoring: Technological Advances Improving Patient Safety
- Quality of Care in Perioperative Medicine
- Professional Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Closed Claims Project Overview
- Peer Review in Perioperative Medicine
- Perioperative Complications Chapter: Shared Decision Making and Informed Consent.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-319-96125-5
- 9783319961255
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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