Consent, benefit, and risk in anaesthetic practice
By: [edited by] Jonathan G. Hardman, Iain K. Moppett, Alan R. Aitkenhead.
Contributors: Hardman, Jonathan G.; Moppett, Iain K.; Aitkenhead, A. R.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780199296873
Subjects: Anesthesia -- Decision making; Anesthesia -- Risk assessment; Patient participation; Informed consent (Medical law); Anesthesiology -- legislation & jurisprudence -- Great Britain; Informed Consent -- legislation & jurisprudence -- Great Britain; Patient Participation -- Great Britain; Risk Assessment -- Great Britain
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Generic aspects of consent / Alan R. Aitkenhead; title: Conveying risks and benefits / Iain K. Moppett; title: Obstetrics / Wendy E. Scott; title: Emergency surgery / Bernard Riley; title: Critical care / Adam C. March & Robert J. Winter; title: High-risk patients / Simon J. Howell; title: Children / Oliver R. Dearlove; title: Incapacity : learning impaired, dementia, mental, and emotional disturbance / Stuart M. White; title: Clinical research, audit, and training / Elizabeth A. Flockton & Jennifer M. Hunter; title: Mortality associated with anaesthesia / Alan R. Aitkenhead; title: Awareness during anesthesia / Alan R. Aitkenhead; title: Respiratory risk / Iain K. Moppett; title: Cardiovascular risk / Henry J. Skinner; title: Haematological risk / Henry J. Skinner & Iain K. Moppett; title: Nervous system and regional anaesthesia / Jonathan G. Hardman; title: Psychiatric risk / Michael H. Nathanson; title: Endocrine and renal surgery / Felicity S. Plaat & Scott Wallace; title: Injury during anaesthesia / Robert A. McCahon & Jonathan G. Hardman; title: Temperature / Simon P. Holbrook & Philip M. Hopkins; title: Equipment / Iain K. Moppett; title: Drug reaction and drug errors / Ronnie J. Glavin; title: Consent in anaesthesia / Bertie Leigh; title: The patient's perspective / Ozzie Newell.