Synopsis
Clinical Anaesthesia is a highly practical guide geared toward the doctor–in–training, operating–department assistant, or student who is facing his or her first exposure to this specialty.It gives solutions to common anaesthetic–related problems, ranging from pre– and post–operative care of patients to being a member of the resuscitation team. It also includes the related areas of intensive care and chronic pain relief and the latest guidelines for doctors on the management of cardiac arrest.Clinical Anaesthesia gives detailed advice∗ anaesthetic assessment and premedication∗ managing the airway∗ inducing and maintaining anaesthesia∗ measurement and monitoring of anaesthesia∗ intravenous cannulation and fluid administration∗ positioning the patient for surgery∗ post–anaesthesia care∗ anaesthetic room emergencies∗ drugs and techniques for muscle relaxation, analgesia and local and regional anaesthesia∗ principles and practice of intensive care∗ relief of chronic pain∗ cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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From the Back Cover
The importance of the anaesthetist cannot be over-stated. The role continues to evolve and anaesthetists now have contact with the majority of patients admitted to hospital, not only providing the conditions under which surgery can be performed safely, but also playing a major role in preoperative assessment, postoperative care, pain management, recognition and management of the critically ill, and resuscitation.
This third edition of Lecture Notes: Clinical Anaesthesia has been fully revised to reflect the changes and recent developments within anaesthesia and medicine, particularly for trainees. In addition to providing a broad introduction to the specialty of anaesthesia, it includes chapters on intensive care and resuscitation, and how to deal with that all important problem of responding to a call to manage an acutely unwell patient on the ward. Colour diagrams, photographs, and key fact boxes support easy understanding of key information while, new to this edition, are chapter specific self-assessment questions designed to test your knowledge and focus learning.
Written specifically for medical students and junior doctors on the Foundation Programme, anaesthetic nurses, emergency physicians and operating department practitioners, Lecture Notes: Clinical Anaesthesia can be used as a core text or as a supplementary revision resource.
About the Author
Dr Carl Gwinnutt is a Consultant Anaesthesist at the Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester, UK.
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