Anaesthesia at a Glance

Julian Stone is Consultant Anaesthetist, Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon, and Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Bristol William Fawcett is Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Senior Fellow, Postgraduate Medical School, University of Surrey, Guildford

“Whether you want to refresh your knowledge or need a thorough overview of the specialty, Anaesthesia at a Glance presents all the vital clinical information you need.”  (Kingbook73's Medical Ebook and Video Collection, 23 August 2014)

• Preface 4How to use your textbook 5About the companion website 8Abbreviations 91 History of anaesthesia 102 Monitoring 123 Equipment 144 Airway devices 165 Fluid management 186 Preoperative preparation of the patient for surgery 217 Temperature regulation 248 The perioperative patient journey 269 General anaesthesia – inhalational anaesthetics 2810 General anaesthesia – intravenous anaesthetics 3011 Local anaesthetics 3212 Neuromuscular blocking drugs 3413 Acute pain 3614 Postoperative nausea and vomiting 3815 Chronic pain 4016 The airway 4217 Emergency anaesthesia 4418 Obstetric anaesthesia 4619 Ophthalmic anaesthesia 4820 Paediatric anaesthesia 5021 Cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia 5222 Regional anaesthesia 5423 Anaesthetic emergencies in the operating theatre 5624 Anaesthetic emergencies in the wider hospital 5925 Trauma 6226 Orthopaedic anaesthesia 6427 Anaesthesia and obesity 6728 Anaesthesia and old age 7029 Anaesthesia and diabetes 7230 Anaesthesia for vascular surgery 7431 Anaesthesia for ENT and maxillofacial surgery 7632 Awareness 7833 Anaesthesia for ECT, dental surgery and special needs 8034 Postoperative management 8235 Anaesthesia away from the hospital setting 84Index 86