Chapter 1 Ischaemic Heart Disease Abhiram Prasad Key Points Perioperative risk is determined predominantly by patient-specific factors. The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) model or…
Chapter 23 Legal Considerations A. Agatha Crerar-Gilbert Key Points Patients’ autonomy appears to trump other considerations. Their wishes of refusing treatment are determining irrespective of their rationale or lack of…
Chapter 22 Anaphylaxis A. Agatha Crerar-Gilbert Key Points 1. The definition of anaphylaxis adopted in this chapter refers to all immediate hypersensitivity reactions, irrespective of the underlying immunological mechanism, emphasising…
Chapter 4 Heart Failure Kristopher D. Knott and Nesan Shanmugam Key Points The prevalence of heart failure (HF) is increasing and is a co-morbidity in up to 20 per cent…
Chapter 7 Difficult Airway Prediction Fauzia Mir and A. Agatha Crerar-Gilbert Key Points Airway assessment preoperatively is essential for patient management and can reduce significant morbidity and mortality. A comprehensive…
Chapter 17 Endocrine and Metabolic Disease Grainne Nicholson and George M. Hall Key Points Patients with endocrine disease are a heterogeneous group and may present for surgery for their underlying…
Chapter 21 Herbal Medications A. Agatha Crerar-Gilbert Key Points 1. Although seen as beneficial and safe, herbal medications and supplements are not completely risk free. 2. Use of herbal medications…
Chapter 16 Biochemistry Laura Tooth and Paul Collinson Key Points Always clinically assess patients before ordering any tests. Only order tests that could directly change patient management. Laboratory tests are…
Chapter 5E Comparison of Cardiac Functional Tests and Imaging Tarun Mittal and Aigul Baltabaeva Key Points Cardiac functional tests and imaging play an increasing role in identifying and stratifying cardiac…
Chapter 10 Hepatobiliary Disease Anish Gupta and Charl Jooste Key Points Liver disease is increasingly prevalent in the developed world. Many patients may present with only mildly deranged bloods, but…
