Understanding Anaesthesia
Butterworth-Heinemann (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 31. January 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-7506-2079-6 (ISBN)
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Description
'Understanding Anaesthesia' has become firmly established as the introductory account of the principles and practice of anaesthesia for postgraduate nurses, ODAs and medical students. The third edition will reaffirm its position as the most comprehensive and easy to follow practical and theoretical manual available in this area. The authors have been rigorous in their revision of the text and the book has been extensively updated to take account of recent changes in pharmacology, equipment and techniques, whilst retaining the outstanding qualities of the previous editions, which were acclaimed by reviewers, students and trainees alike. Separate chapters describe anaesthesia for particular surgical specialties, including a new chapter on anaesthesia for day care surgery. These chapters emphasise the considerable changes that have taken place in the area of anaesthetic pharmacology, taking into account new developments in inhalation and intravenous agents. 'Understanding Anaesthesia' remains the most authoritative, readable introduction to the practice of anaesthesia for all those studying or embarking upon a career in the specialty.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
60 line illustratrions, 26 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
775 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-2079-6 (9780750620796)
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Peter J. Simpson | Mansukh T. Popat
Understanding Anaesthesia
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01/2002
4th Edition
Butterworth-Heinemann
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Author
Consultant Anaesthetist, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
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Content
Anaesthesia - history and introduction; Applied anatomy and physiology in anaesthesia; Haematology and blood transfusion; Intravenous induction agents; Uptake and distribution of volatile and intravenous anaesthetic agents; Gases used in anaesthesia; Anaesthetic gas supply: the anesthetic machine; Anaesthetic circuits or breathing systems; Vaporisers and inhalers; Volatile anaesthetic agents; Neuromuscular transmission and muscle relaxant drugs; Analgesics and anti-emetics; Autonomic pharmacology; Pre-anaesthetic assessment and premedication; Anaesthesia and Intercurrent diseases; Anaesthesia and endocrine disease; Intravenous techniques: central venous pressure; Airway management in anaesthesia; Principles of ventilators; Monitoring during anaesthesia; Complications of anaesthesia: the recovery room; Interpretation of the ECG; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Anaesthesia for emergency surgery and trauma; Anaesthesia for ear, nose and throat surgery; Anaesthesia for eye surgery; Anaesthesia for dental and maxillofacial surgery; Hypotensive anaesthesia; Anaesthesia for plastic, microvascular and burn surgery; Anaesthesia for abdominal and gynaecological surgery; Anaesthesia for day surgery; Anaesthesia for patients with systemic disease - renal, hepatic and ischaemic; Anaesthesia for vascular surgery; Anaesthesia for thoracic surgery; Anaesthesia for open heart surgery; Anaesthesia for neurosurgery and neurology; General anaesthesia in neonates and children; Obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia; Local analgesic drugs; Local analgesic blocks; Spinal and epidural analgesia; Postoperative analgesia; Treatment of chronic pain; Principles of intensive care and parenteral nutrition; Humidifiers; Sterilization of anaesthetic equipment; Pollution and electrical safety; Appendix.