Basic Clinical Anesthesia - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1493917366 ISBN 13: 9781493917365

Publisher: Springer, 2015

Synopsis

This text presents the basic and clinical foundations of anesthesiology.   It is easy to read and is comprehensive without being lengthy.  Readers can test their knowledge with the “Clinical Review” questions at the end of chapters and will appreciate the abundance of color illustrations, clinical images, and practical tables.   Chapters are highly organized and make liberal use of bulleted text where appropriate.

 

Everything needed in a single source is here, from clinically important basic science to the full range of anesthetic practice:  pain management and regional anesthesia, including ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks; specialty anesthesia; preoperative evaluation and intraoperative management; ambulatory and non-operating room anesthesia; and critical care.  The book also includes topical chapters on the obese patient, infectious diseases, alternative medicine, substance abuse, cosmetic surgery, robotic surgery, the hazards of working in the operating room, and residency requirements and guidelines.

About this title

About the Author

Paul K. Sikka, MD, PhD

Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, Brockton, MA

Affiliate of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

(Former faculty - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School)

From the Back Cover

This text presents the basic and clinical foundations of anesthesiology. It is easy to read and is comprehensive without being lengthy. Readers can test their knowledge with the “Clinical Review” questions at the end of chapters and will appreciate the abundance of color illustrations, clinical images, and practical tables. Chapters are highly organized and make liberal use of bulleted text where appropriate.

Everything needed in a single source is here, from clinically important basic science to the full range of anesthetic practice: pain management and regional anesthesia, including ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks; specialty anesthesia; preoperative evaluation and intraoperative management; ambulatory and non-operating room anesthesia; and critical care. The book also includes topical chapters on the obese patient, infectious diseases, alternative medicine, substance abuse, cosmetic surgery, robotic surgery, the hazards of working in the operating room, and residency requirements and guidelines.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1493917366
• ISBN 13: 9781493917365
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 726
• Editor: Sikka Paul K., Beaman Shawn T., Street James A.