A Dictionary of Anaesthesia features over 150 entries that clearly define and describe essential terms relating to the science and practice of anaesthesia. These entries include the specific drugs that anaesthetists apply, the techniques they utilize to induce anaesthesia, the equipment and monitoring they use during surgery, and problems or emergencies that can arise during the process.
In addition, a comprehensive weblinks section is provided with hyperlinks to important professional and educational material in the world of anaesthesia. New to the second edition is the inclusion of a number of schematic diagrams that accompany and enhance selected entries within the dictionary. New entries include National Audit Project, Cell Salvage, and Non-invasive cardiac monitoring.
Fully updated to include significant advances in the field of anaesthesia, the second edition of this dictionary provides an authoritative and specialist source of reference and teaching for students and practitioners.
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Dr James Shorthouse MBBS BSc(Hons) FRCA, qualified in 2003 from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School at Imperial College, University of London, where he also stayed as a House Officer. After a year in Emergency Medicine at Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, he was accepted onto the Oxford Deanery SHO and Specialty Registrar anaesthetic rotations. He gained his Certificate for Completion of Training for Anaesthesia in July 2012 and was appointed as Consultant Anaesthetist at Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in December 2013. He is Medical Lead for Preoperative Assessment and specialises in anaesthesia for laryngology/difficult airway, trauma and emergency surgery. From the early days of his anaesthetic career, he has always been interested and involved in medical education, writing, and teaching.
