Oxford Clinical Practice Series – serie

The Handbook of Transradial Interventions—a comprehensive resource for fellows, cardiologists, and veterans alike who are keen to update their knowledge and skills in coronary, peripheral, and carotid interventions using transradial, distal radial (dTRA), and ulnar access—covers the basic and advanced techniques of diagnostic and interventional procedures. It comprises excellent illustrative chapters on challenging anatomy; complex interventions; tips and tricks for transradial interventions (TRI), including transradial primary angioplasty; transradial rotablation; post CABG, chronic total occlusion, peripheral and carotid interventions, and managing and preventing radial and femoral complications. The book covers the practical and technical aspects of the latest developments in the field, including slender transradials, dTRA, and the role of Doppler ultrasound in TRI. To make TRI easier for those involved in the practice of interventional cardiology or starting anew, this up-to-date, practically-oriented book includes illustrated chapters on access; setting up a radial program; radial: right or left; choice of catheters, and techniques of hooking coronaries and grafts. With well-researched chapters and excellent reviews contributed by leading experts in the field from across the globe on acute coronary syndrome; an editorial comment on the SAFARI-STEMI study; radial artery occlusion; radiation and stroke risk, and research round-up, this reference book serves to fill the void for an updated text on this fast-growing discipline and will be an asset for those seeking to learn basic and advanced practices or to update their skills and knowledge.

Gastrointestinal surgery is performed for a range of benign and malignant diseases in both elective and emergency settings. However, many of these operations are followed by complications, which need early detection so that they can be managed in a way that is rational, evidence-based and makes the best use of the available local resources.Complications after Gastrointestinal Surgery is an up-to-date and comprehensive reference book for practicing and aspiring gastrointestinal and general surgeons as well as for trainees and assistants. With contributions from more than 90 experts from 15 different countries, it offers a systematic description of the general aspects of surgical complications. It discusses institutional issues such as managing complications in limited-resource settings and the impact of centralisation and checklists. It also describes the ways to deal with specific post-surgery problems pertaining to different organs such as the oesophagus, the small and large intestines, pancreas and liver.

Paediatric patients with neurological problems are a special population. Managing these patients requires special anaesthetic considerations and a detailed book is much needed. This book is a comprehensive reference book and includes topics ranging from basic sciences (neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuropharmacology) to special situations such as brain death, ethical issues, and palliative care. Besides the chapters dealing with various neurological surgical problems, there is a dedicated section on common procedures performed on paediatric patients in the operation theatre and ICUs, such as insertion of venous cannula, arterial line, central line, etc., all of which are challenging. This section is supported by tutorial videos. The fact that basic sciences are included along with clinical sciences makes it unique and helpful for the readers.