Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia

Author: Keith Allman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199584044
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1335

Book Description
The 'Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia' continues to provide state of the art information on anaesthetic practice. The third edition has a new colour layout and includes new topics on risk, consent, organ donation, anaesthesia for the critically ill patient, and management of perioperative IV fluids.

Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia

Author: Keith Allman
Publisher:
ISBN: 0198566093
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1229

Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia has been completely updated for the second edition. All chapters have been rewritten and a number of new expert authors have been brought on board. Additional new material includes anaesthesia for the critically ill, and a comprehensive section on anaesthetic risk including anaesthetic risk tables. The first section deals with preoperative issues affecting the administration of anaesthesia. Practical advice is provided covering the impact of medical disease on anaesthesia. The second section describes practical anaesthetic techniques for surgical specialties, including most subspecialties such as thoracic and neuroanaesthesia. Separate, comprehensive sections on paediatric and obstetric anaesthesia are included. The management of emergencies arising during anaesthesia are fully covered with helpful action plans and algorithms throughout. Uncommon conditions and their management are included, and there is an extensive drug formulary and guide to infusion drugs. As with the first edition, this new edition will be the essential handbook for anaesthetists, both junior and experienced, for registrars and those sitting exams, as well as ODPs and nurses involved in theatre area work and pre-assessment. It is the one book for anyone working in anaesthesia to keep to hand at all times!

Global Anaesthesia

Author: Rachael Craven
Publisher:
ISBN: 0198809824
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 433

Book Description
The Oxford Specialist Handbook of Global Anaesthesia is a key reference for anaesthetists working in environments with scarce resources. Written by international experts in administering anaesthesia in emergency settings across the globe, it's a portable, easy-to-read guide to the provision of safe anaesthesia in difficult environments.

Drugs in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Author: Edward Scarth
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191081477
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 445

Book Description
An essential reference text, the fifth edition of this popular book details drugs in anaesthesia and intensive care in an A-Z format. The book describes the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of all the drugs commonly used by anaesthetists. The A-Z organisation allows rapid access to specific information on the properties and characteristics of almost 200 drugs. The new edition includes a complete revision of all the featured drugs, and the addition of key new drugs. New diagrams of particular drug structures and comparison tables aid comparison of differences within a drug class for exam revision. Improved navigation in the index enables prompt discoverability of information. Written in a concise, bullet-point style to allow quick access to information, the book contains all necessary drug references for anaesthetists in training, consultant anaesthetists, intensive care nurses, and anaesthetic assistants.

Ophthalmic Anaesthesia

Author: Chandra Kumar
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199591393
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 417

Book Description
This Oxford Specialist Handbook is a concise, practical yet comprehensive guide to ophthalmic anaesthesia, covering anatomy, specific anaesthetic techniques and principles, and recent changes in the field.

Thoracic Anaesthesia

Author: Jonathan Wilkinson
Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
ISBN: 0199563098
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 785

Book Description
This Oxford Specialist Handbook provides an easily accessible, informative, and palatable guide to the often complex subject of thoracic anaesthesia. The text is sub-divided into basic sciences, pre-operative assessment, diagnostic procedures, and an anaesthetist's walk-through of key thoracic surgical procedures.

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Author: Steve Roberts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780191816925
Category : Pediatric anesthesia
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
This easy-to-use guide covers all aspects of paediatric anaesthesia, from the basics to rare and complicated procedures

Oxford Textbook of Obstetric Anaesthesia

Author: Vicki Clark
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198713339
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1017

Book Description
This textbook provides an up-to-date summary of the scientific basis, assessment for and provision of anaesthesia throughout pregnancy and labour. It is divided into nine sections including physiology, assessment, complications and systemic disease.

Pocket Anesthesia

Author: Richard D. Urman
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1451173245
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 409

Book Description
Designed for easy transport and quick reference, Pocket Anesthesia, presents essential information that residents, anesthesiologists, CRNAs, and medical students need on the wards and in the operating room. Edited by anesthesia faculty at Harvard Medical School, this pocket-size reference is ideally suited for today's fast-paced anesthesia environment--it is concise, easy to read, and evidence-based. Essential information is presented in a well-organized schematic outline format with many tables, algorithms, and diagrams. The book is filled with must-know facts about drugs, frequent intraoperative problems, differential diagnosis, common disease states, patient evaluation, and anesthetic considerations for each subspecialty. New to the revised, second edition, is the inclusion of ultraound-guided regional anesthesia procedures.

Neuroanaesthesia

Author: Michael Nathanson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199225834
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 436

Book Description
This is the first book on the market which addresses the need for a pocket-sized guide to neuroanaesthesia, including the immediate and ongoing care of head injured patients.