Summary Selection of the anesthetic technique to be employed during a procedure begins during the preoperative evaluation with consideration of factors such as the patient’s comorbidities and preferences and the…
Summary Cocaine, derived from the coca leaf indigenous to South America, was the first drug to be utilized as a topical local anesthetic by Dr. Carl Koller for glaucoma surgery…
Summary Intravenous (IV) anesthetics were first discovered for their clinical utility in 1656 by Sir Christopher Wren, an architect, physicist, and astronomer at the University of Oxford while using a…
Summary Inhalational anesthetics (IAs) are a group of medications utilized, almost exclusively, for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia during surgery. The demonstration of ether anesthesia in 1846 marked the…
Summary Patient monitoring is fundamental to the job of the anesthesiologist. Anesthetic drugs and surgical procedures can produce rapid changes in patient physiology and these changes may last throughout the…
Summary The anesthesia workstation, commonly referred to as the “anesthesia machine,” is a complex and very specialized piece of equipment that is relatively unique in medical practice. It is, in…
Summary Airway management is a vital component of administering anesthesia, allowing for the exchange of gases between the patient and the surrounding atmosphere. Difficult or unsuccessful management of the airway…
Summary The preoperative evaluation is a review of a patient’s physical condition in preparation for surgery. The history and physical examination are the foundation of this assessment and focus on…
CHAPTER 31Anesthesia for Miscellaneous Cardiac Lesions Ian McKenzie1, Maria Markakis Zestos2, Stephen A. Stayer4, Edward Kaminski2, Paul Davies1, and Dean B. Andropoulos3 1 Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, The…
CHAPTER 15Transesophageal and Epicardial Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease Annette Vegas1 and Wanda C. Miller‐Hance2,3 1 Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2 Department…
