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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795967403321

Autore

Stone Julian

Titolo

Anaesthesia at a glance / / Julian Stone, William Fawcett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Oxford, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2013

2013

ISBN

1-118-76533-8

1-118-76529-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (77 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

FawcettWilliam

Disciplina

617.96

Soggetti

Anesthesia

Anesthesiology

Anesthetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

History of anaesthesia -- Monitoring -- Equipment -- Airway devices -- Fluid management -- Preoperative preparation of patient for surgery -- Temperature regulation -- The perioperative patient journey -- General anaesthesia inhalational anaesthetics -- General anaesthesia intravenous anaesthetics -- Local anaesthetics -- Neuromuscular blocking drugs -- Acute pain -- Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) -- Chronic pain -- The airway -- Emergency anaesthesia -- Obstetric anaesthesia -- Ophthalmic anaesthesia -- Paediatric anaesthesia -- Cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia -- Regional anaesthesia -- Anaesthetic emergencies in the operating theatre -- Anaesthetic emergencies in the wider hospital -- Trauma -- Orthopaedic anaesthesia -- Anaesthesia and obesity -- Anaesthesia and old age -- Anaesthesia and diabetes -- Anaesthesia for vascular surgery -- Anaesthesia for ENT and maxillofacial surgery -- Awareness -- Anaesthesia for ECT, dental surgery and special needs -- Postoperative management -- Anaesthesia away from a hospital setting.