Anaesthetist

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An anaesthetist is a medical doctor trained to administer anesthesia (e.g. drugs)before, during, and after surgery.

Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

The third edition of this market leading book has been thoroughly updated and expanded, with additional contributions from experts in the field, to include all new drugs available to the anaesthetist and intensive care specialist. Basic pharmacological principles, vital to understanding how individual drugs actually have their effects, are dealt with methodically and with many highly annotated diagrams and tables. With hospital infections becoming increasingly prevalent, the important section on antibiotics has been further expanded. With the third edition, this well established title continues to provide its readers with the most concise yet comprehensive coverage of all aspects of pharmacology. An ideal aid to study and practice for junior and trainee anaesthetists, critical care nurses and all physicians and healthcare professionals working in theatre, accident and emergency departments or intensive care units.

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Anesthesia for the High Risk Patient

The new edition of this successful text discusses the complete range of high risk situations likely to be encountered in anaesthetic practice, providing practical advice on pre-, intra- and post-operative management for both elective and emergency surgery. The introductory section gives background information on risks and complications, enabling the reader to accurately and quickly assess patients. Emphasis is placed on cardiovascular risk, cardiac disease and cardiac management, but all key risks are assessed. The second section covers specific surgical scenarios such as managing the critically ill patient, the elderly patient and those with cardiac co-morbidities. Written in a concise, practical style by an international team of experienced practitioners, this is a user-friendly guide to the perioperative management of all high risk patients, and is an invaluable resource for all anaesthetists, intensivists and hopsitalists.

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Advances in Anesthesia

Topics: Perioperative Care of Patient with Chronic Opioid Dependence; Anaesthesia for Sites Outside the OR; New Developments in Anaesthesia Ventilators and Machines; Future of Clinical Research/Ethics in Human Experimentation; Perioperative Glucose Management; Inflammatory Response to Anaesthesia and Ways to Attenuate; Chemical Dependence; Anaesthesia for Awake Craniotomies; Hyperthermic Peritoneal Chemotherapy; ACGME Competencies; Renal Function Update; Professionalism; New Developments in Neonatal Resuscitation; Automated Anaesthesia.

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Blessed Days of Anaesthesia: How Anaesthetics Changed the World

Among the great discoveries of the nineteenth century, few offer a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the new science of anaesthesia. This vivid and engaging history reveals how the worlds of Victorian medics, moralists, and clergymen were plunged into turmoil and debate by the discovery and introduction of anaesthetic medicine.

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Ultrasound Guidance for Nerve Blocks: Principles and Practical Implementation

Ultra-sonographic guidance for regional anaesthetic blocks is an innovative technique that allows for the direct visualization of nerves, adjacent structures and the position of the needle, as well as for the precise observation of the spread of local anaesthetic. The advantages of the technique allow for the exact administration of moderate volumes of local anaesthetic and for the avoidance of complications. Ultrasound guidance potentially represents a significant step forward in the field of regional anaesthesia, and is certain to become the "gold standard" technique for the administration of regional blocks in future. Written by Professor Peter Marhofer and other members of the Austrian Regional Anaesthesia Group, who have been instrumental in pioneering ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia techniques and introducing them into clinical practice over the past 15 years, this handbook summarizes the basics of ultrasound technology and provides an overview of the most recent techniques in blocking peripheral nerve structures. The book will focus on the use of ultra-sonography for adult peripheral regional anaesthesia in daily clinical practice and will become required reading for anaesthesiologists and pain specialists with an interest in regional anaesthesia.

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