Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA - Softcover

Hurford, William E.; Bailin, Michael T.; Davison, J.Kenneth; Haspel, Kenneth L.; Rosow, Carl E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0781715237 ISBN 13: 9780781715232

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1997

Synopsis

Now in its revised, updated fifth edition, this best-selling pocket reference provides detailed descriptions of common procedures and practical guidelines for handling difficult situations. Because it gives clear, reliable protocols, this handbook has been used for nearly twenty years as the 'on-the-spot' reference for all health care professionals involved in perioperative care. The fifth edition has a much greater emphasis on perioperative management of the surgical patient, including preoperative evaluation and testing, intraoperative management, and postoperative care and pain control.New information is included on preanesthetic evaluation and testing; ambulatory surgery; patient safety and crisis management techniques; infectious diseases, including viral hepatitis and HIV; new intravenous and inhalation anesthetic agents; anesthesia for thoracic and aortic surgery; anesthesia for obstetrics and gynecology; postanesthesia care; perioperative respiratory insufficiency; cardiopulmonary resuscitation protocols; and, pain management. Every chapter in this edition has been updated and peer reviewed by Massachusetts General Hospital senior faculty members.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0781715237
• ISBN 13: 9780781715232
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 816