Outpatient Anesthesia
The editors and publisher would like to thank Dr. Douglas G. Merrill for contributing to this chapter in the previous edition of this work. It has served as the foundation…
Critical Care Medicine
The editors and publisher would like to thank Drs. Lundy Campbell and Michael Gropper for contributing to this chapter in the previous edition of this work. It has served as…
Perioperative Pain Management
Postoperative pain is a complex physiologic reaction to tissue injury. Commonly, patients’ primary concern about surgery is how much pain they will experience following the procedure. Postoperative pain produces acute…
Postanesthesia Recovery
The postanesthesia care unit (PACU), sometimes referred to as the recovery room, is designed and staffed to monitor and care for patients who are recovering from the immediate physiologic effects…
Anesthesia for Procedures in Non–Operating Room Locations
The editors and publisher would like to thank Drs. Lawrence Litt and William L. Young for contributing to this chapter in the previous edition of this work. It has served…
Chronic Pulmonary Disease and Thoracic Anesthesia
Key wordsbronchial blocker, Chronic pulmonary disease, double-lumen endobronchial tube, lung isolation, mediastinal masses, one-lung ventilation, preoperative assessment The editors and publisher would like to thank Drs. Luca M. Bigatello…
Obstetrics
Providing peripartum analgesia and anesthesia requires an understanding of the physiologic changes during pregnancy and labor; the effects of anesthetics on the mother, fetus, and neonate; and the benefits and…
Elderly Patients
The change in demographics of the U.S. and world population has led to a significant shift in the age of the population and the absolute numbers of geriatric patients. Between…
Orthopedic Surgery
The editors and publisher would like to thank Dr. Thomas J.J. Blanck for contributing to this chapter in the previous edition of this work. It has provided the framework for…
Pediatrics
Providing anesthetic care for infants and children poses unique challenges because of the profound differences in physiology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of anesthetic drugs, and the wide variety of procedures that…
