Advances in Anesthesia 2019

Advances in Anesthesia 2019
Author: Thomas M. McLoughlin
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2019-11-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323697321

Advances in Anesthesia highlights the year's significant medical advances, providing one source to review the essential information updates for the Anesthesiologist in that year. The distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. Thomas McLoughlin, includes Drs. Richard Dutton, Laurence Torsher, and Francis Salinas. The board has assembled a first-rate volume for 2019."

Anesthesia: A Topical Update – Thoracic, Cardiac, Neuro, ICU, and Interesting Cases

Anesthesia: A Topical Update – Thoracic, Cardiac, Neuro, ICU, and Interesting Cases
Author: Amballur D. John
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1681087235

This book provides an updated information about major systems for anesthesia in patients with concomitant diseases. Book chapters are designed to allow anesthesia providers to refresh their knowledge, and be able to focus on the current issues in these subspecialty areas. Readers will be able to approach anesthesia cases more effectively with the information provided. The chapters are written by eminent clinicians who are also outstanding teachers in their respective anesthesia training programs. Topics covered in this volume include: thoracic anesthesia, cardiac anesthesia, anesthesia in the ENT patient, neuroanesthesia, intensive care / ICU medicine, medical ethics, and interesting cases. The book serves as a handbook for advanced anesthesia professionals and a textbook for medical students.

Waking Up Safer?

Waking Up Safer?
Author: Berend Mets
Publisher: Silverwood Books
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2018-04-13
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781781327494

An insightful record charting the history of American anaesthesia.

Pediatric Regional Anesthesia

Pediatric Regional Anesthesia
Author: BernardJ. Dalens
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2019-08-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1351425595

This book provides a precise description of safe and reliable procedures for regional anesthesia in children. It covers the advantages and disadvantages, specific features related to the pediatric range of ages, and the practical importance of the described procedures. Written in two main parts, emphasis is placed on scientific basis and technical approach. It includes both anatomical and psychological aspects of pain, as well as detailed viewpoints of parents, children, surgeons, and anesthetists. This book is a must for all anesthesiologists and will be particularly useful to students of medicine and anesthesiology and nurses working with intensive care units.

Military Advanced Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Handbook

Military Advanced Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Handbook
Author: Chester Buckenmaier
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2020-10-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0197521401

A longtime standard for military healthcare personnel, the second edition of Military Advanced Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Handbook (MARAA) has been thoroughly revised and updated. Although the MARAA handbook initially gained its reputation as a useful resource for managing pain associated with battlefield trauma, its beautifully illustrated step-by-step guidance provides pertinent and practical guidance for managing vital acute pain services in all civilian and military clinical settings. Opening chapters review equipment, local anesthesia and additives, and physics of ultrasound and nerve stimulation. Much of the book is devoted to step-by-step guidance on performing various regional anesthesia nerve blocks organized by pertinent neuroanatomy, use of nerve stimulation, and use of ultrasound. The concluding group of chapters discusses organization of the acute pain service and staff, a review of multidisciplinary care, basics of pediatric regional anesthesia, first-aid acupuncture, and more.

The Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders

The Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders
Author: Roderic G. Eckenhoff
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2019-03-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1107559200

A practical guide to perioperative cognitive disorders, the most common complications of anesthesia and surgery in older people.

Cohen's Comprehensive Thoracic Anesthesia, E-Book

Cohen's Comprehensive Thoracic Anesthesia, E-Book
Author: Edmond Cohen
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 851
Release: 2021-09-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323720919

Ideal for clinicians at all levels of experience—from the resident to the subspecialist—Cohen's Comprehensive Thoracic Anesthesia compiles the many recent advances in thoracic anesthesiology into one convenient, easy-to-use reference. Concise, clinically focused chapters written by international authorities in the field cover all facets of anesthesia practice for thoracic procedures, logically organized by preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations. - Discusses new devices for lung isolation, new lung protection protocols, new information on post-operative complications, and new drugs for modulating pulmonary circulation. - Covers 20 key procedures including tracheal resection, esophagectomy, mediastinoscopy, mediastinal mass, SVC syndrome, and more. - Describes complex surgeries related to the lungs, pleura, diaphragm, and esophagus. - Provides case studies and clinical vignettes to illustrate and support case management decisions. - Offers highly practical guidance for quick reference from editor Dr. Edmond Cohen and a team of expert contributing authors from around the world. - Features extensive illustrations throughout, including clinical photos and drawings, radiographic images, device images, charts, and graphs.

Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 1)

Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 1)
Author: Haile T. Debas
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2015-03-23
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1464803676

Essential Surgery is part of a nine volume series for Disease Control Priorities which focuses on health interventions intended to reduce morbidity and mortality. The Essential Surgery volume focuses on four key aspects including global financial responsibility, emergency procedures, essential services organization and cost analysis.

Principles and Practice of Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery

Principles and Practice of Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery
Author: Peter Slinger, MD, FRCPC
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 718
Release: 2011-07-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1441901833

Principles and Practice of Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery will serve as an updated comprehensive review covering not only the recent advances, but also topics that haven't been covered in previously published texts: extracorporeal ventilatory support, new advances in chest imaging modalities, lung isolation with a difficult airway, pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy, and chronic post-thoracotomy pain. Additionally, the book features clinical case discussions at the end of each clinical chapter as well as tables comprising detailed anesthetic management.

Anesthesia Outside of the Operating Room

Anesthesia Outside of the Operating Room
Author: Richard Urman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2011-03-07
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 019984268X

Anesthesia Outside of the Operating Room is a comprehensive, up-to-date textbook that covers all aspects of anesthesia care in OOR settings, from financial considerations to anesthetic techniques to quality assurance. With increasing numbers of procedures such as cardiac catheterization and imaging taking place outside of the main OR, anesthesia providers as well as non-anesthesia members of the patient care team will find this book critical to their understanding of the principles of anesthesia care in unique settings which may have limited physical resources. Topics include patient monitoring techniques, pre-procedure evaluation and post-procedure care, and procedural sedation performed by non-anesthesia providers. The authors address problems of anesthesia that have unique answers in OOR settings, such as patient transport and cardiac arrest, and discuss technological progress and considerations for the future. The text also covers surgical procedures and anesthetic considerations by procedure location, such as radiology, infertility clinics, field and military environments, and pediatric settings, among many others Select guidelines from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) are provided as well. Edited by the senior faculty from Harvard Medical School and with contributions from other academic institutions, Anesthesia Outside of the Operating Room provides a unique and convenient compendium of expertise and experience.