Anesthesiology PDF

The new gold-standard in anesthesiology

Written and edited by an internationally known team of experts, Anesthesiology gives you a 360-degree view of the field, covering all of the anesthetic considerations, preparations, and procedures for the surgical patient, the pain patient or the critical care patient. You'll find a unique balance between clinical information, practical clinical procedures, and the molecular and basic scientific underpinnings of anesthesiology practice.

Anesthesiology delivers a multi-perspective, wide-ranging view of anesthetic drugs, procedures, co-morbid diseases, and need-to-know postoperative pain management strategies. This essential guide not only focuses on general anesthesia, but also is the first to feature a detailed look at the subspecialty of regional anesthesia.

Features:

• Top-to-bottom coverage of the entire field-from preoperative evaluation and intraoperative anesthesia care to care of the critically ill or chronic pain patient
• Emphasis on safety, quality and patient-centered care, with an entire section on risk reduction
• A focus on the clinical applications of anesthesiology
• Complex concepts explained by graphics and illustrations, not equations and formulas
• Full-color format and illustrations
• Specific drug and interventional guidelines for the clinical management of every OR/post-OR scenario in the anesthesiology field
• Key points and key references presented in each chapter
• CD that allows you to download illustrations and images to your PowerPoint presentations