Basics of anesthesia
By: Robert K. Stoelting, Ronald D. Miller.
Contributors: Miller, Ronald D., 1939-
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 697
ISBN-13: 9780443068010; 9780443068010
Subjects: Anesthesia; Anesthesia
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History of anesthesia; title: Scope of anesthetic practice; title: Approach to learning anesthesia; title: Medical informatics; title: Basic pharmacologic principles; title: Basic cardiopulmonary physiology; title: Autonomic nervous system; title: Inhaled anesthetics; title: Intravenous anesthetics; title: Opioids; title: Local anesthetics; title: Muscle relaxants; title: Preoperative evaluation and medication; title: Choice of anesthetic technique; title: Anesthetic systems; title: Airway management; title: Spinal and epidural anesthesia; title: Peripheral nerve blocks; title: Positioning and associated risks; title: Monitoring; title: Acid-base balance and blood gas analysis; title: Hemostasis; title: Fluid therapy; title: Blood therapy; title: Cardiovascular disease; title: Congenital heart disease; title: Chronic pulmonary disease; title: Renal, liver, and biliary tract disease; title: Endocrine and nutritional disease; title: Central nervous system disease; title: Ophthalmology and otolaryngology; title: Obstetrics; title: Pediatrics; title: Elderly patients; title: Organ transplantation; title: Outpatient surgery; title: Procedures performed outside the operating room; title: Postanesthesia care unit; title: Acute postoperative pain management; title: Critical care medicine; title: Trauma; title: Bioterrorism; title: Chronic pain management; title: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; title: Medical direction in the operating room; title: Standard for basic intraoperative monitoring; title: Standards for postanesthesia care.