Robinson and Hall's how to survive in anaesthesia : a guide for trainees / William Fawcett, Olivia Dow, Judith Dinsmore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fawcett, William, 1962- author.

Dow, Olivia, author.

Dinsmore, Judith, author.

Series:

Cambridge medicine (Series)

Cambridge medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anesthesiologists--Training of.

Anesthesiologists.

Anesthesiology--Study and teaching.

Anesthesiology.

Anesthesia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 267 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

The initial months working as a trainee anaesthetist are daunting, with a wealth of new drugs, terminology, anaesthetic equipment, and practical procedures to master. This essential guide, now in its sixth edition, provides doctors and clinical staff with a clear introduction on the delivery of safe anaesthesia from day one. Fully updated and split into four key parts for quick consultation, it covers the airway and anaesthetic equipment, and offers advice on how to manage common crises and emergencies such as cardiac arrest, haemorrhage, and blood transfusion. Proceeding parts explore subspecialties and provide information on intensive care and perioperative medicine. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect recent changes in anaesthesia, and including new chapters on obstetric anaesthesia, common regional nerve blocks, and emergency laparotomy. Written in an accessible style, it is an essential resource for learning the safe fundamentals of anaesthetic practice for trainee anaesthetists and clinical staff working alongside anaesthetists.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title page

Title page

Imprints page

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Boxes

Foreword

Preface to the Sixth Edition

Preface to the Fifth Edition

Preface to the Fourth Edition

Preface to the Third Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

List of Abbreviations

Let's Start at the Very Beginning …

What You Need

Where to Go

How to Behave

Key People in Theatres

Key People in Anaesthetic Departments

Cleanliness and Sterility

Controlled Drugs (CDs)

Consent/WHO Checklist

Anaesthetic Charts

Enthusiasts

Section 1 Nuts and Bolts

Chapter 1 Evaluation of the Airway

History

Symptoms

Examination and Clinical Tests

Other Tests

Conclusion

Chapter 2 Control of the Airway

Position

Methods

Chapter 3 Tracheal Intubation

Laryngoscopes

Laryngoscopic Views

Displacement

Confirmation of Tracheal Intubation

Complications of Tracheal Intubation

Chapter 4 The Difficult or Failed Intubation

The Difficult Intubation Algorithm

Plan A: Facemask Ventilation and Tracheal Intubation

Plan B: Maintaining oxygenation - supraglottic airway device (SAD) insertion

Plan C: Facemask ventilation

Plan D: Emergency front-of-neck (eFONA)

Chapter 5 Vascular Access

Peripheral Venous Access

Central Venous Access

Arterial Cannulation

Chapter 6 Pharmacology: A Brief Introduction

Allergy to Anaesthetic Drugs

Intravenous Induction Agents

Opioids

Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs

Volatile Agents

Cardiovascular Drugs

Nitrous Oxide

Other Drugs Commonly Administered by Anaesthetists

Total Intravenous Anaesthesia or Volatile?

Chapter 7 Intravenous Fluids

How Much Fluid?

Controversies

Conclusion.

Chapter 8 Anaesthetic Equipment: The Machine, Breathing Systems and Ventilators

The Anaesthetic Machine

Checking the Anaesthetic Machine

Anaesthetic Breathing Systems

Ventilators

Intravenous Anaesthesia

Chapter 9 Ultrasound in Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Basic Principles

Mechanism of Action

Doppler

Image Quality

Echogenicity

Resolution

Equipment

Ultrasound Transducers

Ultrasound Controls

Applications

Vascular Access

Regional Anaesthesia

Gastric Ultrasound

Airway Assessment

Thoracic Ultrasound

Cardiac Ultrasound

Chapter 10 Monitoring in Anaesthesia

Anaesthetist

Checking and Monitoring Equipment

Patient Monitoring

Neuromuscular Monitoring

Recovery Area

Chapter 11 Minimising Risk

Human Factors

Organisational

Assessing Risk

A Practical Approach to Perioperative Risk Reduction

Section 2 Crises and Complications

Chapter 12 Cardiac Arrest

Tracheal Intubation

Defibrillation

Oxygenation

Adult Resuscitation

Arrhythmias

Concentrations

Obstetrics

Traumatic Cardiac Arrest

Paediatric Resuscitation

Chapter 13 Haemorrhage and Blood Transfusion

Estimation of Blood Loss

Transfusion Trigger

Major Haemorrhage

Reducing the Need for Transfusion

Blood and Blood Products

Complications of Blood Transfusion

Massive Blood Transfusion

The Practicalities of Blood Transfusion

Blood Transfusion Refusal

Chapter 14 Anaphylactic Reactions

Management

Investigations

Chapter 15 Malignant Hyperthermia

Presentation

Treatment

Anaesthesia for MH-Susceptible Patients

Chapter 16 Local Anaesthetic Systemic Toxicity

What Does the Term 'Percentage' Mean?

Signs and Symptoms of Mild LAST.

Signs and Symptoms of Severe LAST

Treatment of Severe Local Anaesthetic Toxicity

Chapter 17 Stridor: Upper Airway Obstruction

Clinical Presentation

Diagnosis

Laryngotracheobronchitis (Croup)

Epiglottitis

Foreign Body

Management of Intubation

Chapter 18 Pneumothorax

Chapter 19 Common Intraoperative Problems

Laryngospasm

Wheeze

Aspiration

Cyanosis

Pacing

Hypotension

Hypertension

Chapter 20 Postoperative Problems

Airway Obstruction

Failure to Breathe

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Delayed Awakening

Shivering

Temperature Disturbances

Chapter 21 Anaesthetic Mishaps

Intravenous and Arterial Cannulae and Infusions

Drugs

Anaesthetic Machine and Equipment

Monitoring Equipment

Tracheal Tubes

Epidural Anaesthesia

Transfer of Patients

Theatre Environment

Section 3 Passing the Gas

Chapter 22 Preoperative Evaluation and Preparation

Surgical Risk Factors

Patient Risk Factors

Premedication

Drug Therapy

Preoperative Starvation

When to Ask for Advice

Chapter 23 General Principles of Emergency Anaesthesia

Full Stomach

Other Indications for Rapid Sequence Induction

Pulmonary Aspiration

Postoperative Care

Chapter 24 Emergency Laparotomy

Preoperatively

Intraoperatively

Postoperatively

Chapter 25 Anaesthesia for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Problems from Gas Insufflation

Trauma by Veress Needle or Trochar

Anaesthetic Problems Associated with MIS

Chapter 26 Anaesthesia for Abdominal Surgery

General Considerations

Anal Surgery

Chapter 27 Anaesthesia for Gynaecological Surgery

Ectopic Pregnancy.

Evacuation of Retained Products of Conception or Surgical Management of Miscarriage

Laparotomy

Hysteroscopy

Major Gynaecological Surgery

Chapter 28 Anaesthesia for Urological Surgery

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate

Cystoscopic Procedures

Circumcision

Operations on Testicles

Renal Surgery

Major Surgery for Prostate and Bladder Malignancy

Chapter 29 Anaesthesia for Maxillofacial and ENT Surgery

Shared Airway

Dental Anaesthesia

Other Maxillofacial Surgeries

ENT Anaesthesia

Ear Surgery

Chapter 30 Anaesthesia for Orthopaedic Surgery

Anaesthesia for Specific Operations

Chapter 31 Anaesthesia for Day Case Surgery

Chapter 32 Epidural and Spinal (Neuraxial) Anaesthesia

Spinal (Intrathecal or Subarachnoid) Anaesthesia

Combined Spinal Epidural Anaesthesia

Caudal Anaesthesia

Chapter 33 Common Regional Blocks

Equipment for Nerve Blocks

Surgeons' Blocks

Chapter 34 Obstetric Anaesthesia

Labour Analgesia

Remifentanil patient controlled analgesia (PCA)

Interventional Procedures

High Dependency Obstetrics

Chapter 35 Anaesthesia in the Corridor

Electroconvulsive Therapy

Accident and Emergency Anaesthesia

Radiological Procedures

Anaesthesia for Cardioversion

Inter-Hospital Transfer of Patients

Section 4 Walking the Walk (and Talking the Talk)

Chapter 36 Management of the Patient in the Recovery Area

Oxygen Therapy

Calls from Recovery

Discharge

Chapter 37 Postoperative Analgesia

'Multimodal Opioid Sparing Analgesia'

Influences on Postoperative Pain

Methods of Postoperative Analgesia

Common Analgesic Techniques

Chapter 38 Recognition and Management of the Sick Patient

Where to Resuscitate

Communication

Chapter 39 Intensive Care (Critical Care) Part 1

ICU Definitions: Levels 1-3

Brief Pathophysiology Overview in ICU: Shock and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Sepsis

Types of Patients

Early Treatment of the Sick Patient (See also Chapter 38)

Chapter 40 Intensive Care (Critical Care) Part 2

Respiratory System

Cardiovascular System

Renal

Hepatic

Neurological

ICU Drugs

Practical Approach to Patient Care

Point of Care Testing

Unexpected ICU Emergencies

After Intensive Care

Ethics, Family Support and End of Life Care and Organ Donation

Chapter 41 Perioperative Medicine

Preoperative Assessment

Chapter 42 Management of Head Injuries

Initial Management

Management of Head Injuries

Inter-Hospital Transfer

Chapter 43 Chronic Pain

Assessment of Pain

Classification of Chronic Pain

Pharmacological Management

Psychological-Based Interventions

Physical Therapies

Procedural Interventions

Chapter 44 Be the Best!

Self-Care Whilst Working a Demanding Schedule

The Green Anaesthetist

The Training Process

The Anaesthetic Portfolio

Electronic Patient Records

Preparing for Meetings

Useful Websites

Section 5 And Finally …

Chapter 45 Anaesthetic Aphorisms

General

Airway

Cannulation

Monitoring and Equipment

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Jun 2025).

ISBN:

1-009-42130-1

1-009-42127-1

1-009-42129-8

OCLC:

1518016112