Description
Book SynopsisAnesthesia Emergencies contains relevant step-by-step information on how to detect, manage, and treat complications and emergencies during the perioperative period. Concisely written, highlighted sections on immediate management and risk factors reinforce essential points for easy memorization, while consistent organization and checklists provide ease of learning and clarity. Anesthesia providers will find this book an indispensable resource, describing assessment and treatment of life-threatening situations, including airway, thoracic, surgical, pediatric, and cardiovascular emergencies. The second edition contains a revised table of contents which presents topics in order of their priority during emergencies, as well as two new chapters on crisis resource management and disaster medicine.
Trade Review"[T]his new edition will be of value to be read by perioperative physician professionals in anesthesia and emergency medicine and will give direction to the overall management of critical events." -International Anesthesia Research Society
Table of Contents1. Crisis Resource Management: Before the Emergency ; 2. Airway Emergencies ; 3. Respiratory Emergencies ; 4. Cardiovascular Emergencies ; 5. Thoracic Emergencies ; 6. Metabolic and Endocrine Emergencies ; 7. Neurologic and Neurosurgical Emergencies ; 8. Obstetric Emergencies ; 9. Pediatric Anesthesia Emergencies ; 10. Miscellaneous Emergencies ; 11. Surgical Emergencies ; 12. Postanesthesia Care Unit ; 13. Regional Anesthesia Complications ; 14. Equipment Emergencies ; 15. Procedures ; 16. Disaster Management ; 17. Ethical Considerations
