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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337527603321

Titolo

Catastrophic Perioperative Complications and Management : A Comprehensive Textbook / / edited by Charles J. Fox, III, Elyse M. Cornett, G. E. Ghali

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-96125-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 418 p. 54 illus., 40 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

617.96

Soggetti

Surgery

Anesthesiology

Critical care medicine

Nursing

General Surgery

Intensive / Critical Care Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Sleep Apnea -- Postoperative Visual Loss: Anatomy, Pathogenesis, and Anesthesia Considerations -- Substance Abuse -- Awareness -- Shared Airway: Techniques, Anesthesia Considerations and Implications -- Dental Injury: Anatomy, Pathogenesis, and Anesthesia Considerations and Implications -- Complications of General Anesthesia -- Pain Management -- Regional Anesthesia/ Monitored Anesthesia Care -- Massive Perioperative Hemorrhage: Considerations in Clinical Management -- Cardiovascular System Damaging Events -- Airway and Respiratory System Damaging Events -- Burns in the Operating Room -- Eye Injury -- Severe Peripheral Nerve Injury -- Catastrophic Perioperative Complications and Management in the Trauma Patient -- Obstetrics -- Catastrophic Complications in Pediatric Anesthesiology -- Ambulatory and Office Based Surgery -- Remote Locations -- Equipment Problems -- Perioperative Medication Errors -- Physiologic Monitoring: Technological Advances Improving Patient Safety -- Quality of Care in Perioperative Medicine -- Professional Liability -- Medical



Malpractice -- Closed Claims Project Overview -- Peer Review in Perioperative Medicine -- Perioperative Complications Chapter: Shared Decision Making and Informed Consent.

Sommario/riassunto

This textbook provides educational material for the many students, as well as nurses, residents or attending physicians who participate in perioperative medicine. It focuses on the most serious perioperative complications and includes a discussion of the pathophysiologic and pharmacologic implications unique to each. Additionally, the textbook provides medicolegal information pertinent to those providing care to these patients. All chapters are written with the most current and relevant information by leading experts in each field.The layout and format is designed to be purposeful, logical and visually effective. Other features include review questions and answers, chapter summaries and shaded call-out boxes to facilitate learning.