The Complete Recovery Room Book (Oxford Medical Publications) - Softcover

Hatfield, Anthea; Tronson, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192632183 ISBN 13: 9780192632180

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2001

Synopsis

The care that a patient receives in the first hours after surgery is crucial to minimizing the risk of complications such as heart attacks, pneumonia, and blood clots. In spite of this, many hospitals still do not have formally organized recovery rooms. The Complete Recovery Room Book has established itself as the definitive guide on how to establish, equip, staff, and administer this acute care unit. The five years since completion of the previous edition have seen many changes in anaesthetic and surgical techniques, which, in some cases, enable patients to have their operation and be discharged, whether on the same day, or the day after their surgery. Pre-assessment clinics have reduced the incidence of unfit patients presenting for surgery, and this brings fewer unexpected problems to the recovery room. Significant advances from research into pain mechanisms have allowed a better understanding of analgesics and more efficient pain control. Alongside these improvements though, other dangers have emerged, such as the increased risk of diseases like HIV or hepatitis being transmitted, and just recently, latex allergy. The third edition of this book has been heavily revised in order to take account of all these changes and medical advances, though provides an essential, practical source of reference that should be read by all anaesthetists, surgeons, recovery room nurses, and anyone involved in providing postoperative care.

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Review:

"It should be read by everyone involved in providing post operative care particularly those at junior level, namely anaesthetists, surgeons and recovery room nurses. This book should be available in recovery rooms and medical libraries of all hospitals." (Saudi Medical Journal, Vol 23 (8))

"It is a book I would highly recommend for all recovery areas, as it is an 'encyclopaedia' of any problem that may arise." (Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 18)

About the Author:

Anthea Hatfield is an Honorary Life Member of the Pacific Island Society of Anaesthetists. Michael Tronson was previously Director of Anaesthesia at Prince Harry's Hospital, Melbourne, and Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne. He was previously a Senior Lecturer at Monash University, with over 20 years' experience in medical and paramedical training. He is an Honorary Life Member of the Pacific Island Society of Anaesthetists.

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0192632183
• ISBN 13: 9780192632180
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 600