BookCharles J. Fox, III, Elyse M. Cornett, G. E. Ghali, editors.
Summary: This textbook provides educational material for the many students, as well as nurses, residents or attending physicians who participate in perioperative medicine. It focuses on the most serious perioperative complications and includes a discussion of the pathophysiologic and pharmacologic implications unique to each. Additionally, the textbook provides medicolegal information pertinent to those providing care to these patients. All chapters are written with the most current and relevant information by leading experts in each field.The layout and format is designed to be purposeful, logical and visually effective. Other features include review questions and answers, chapter summaries and shaded call-out boxes to facilitate learning.
Contents:
Sleep Apnea
Postoperative Visual Loss: Anatomy, Pathogenesis, and Anesthesia Considerations
Substance Abuse
Awareness
Shared Airway: Techniques, Anesthesia Considerations and Implications
Dental Injury: Anatomy, Pathogenesis, and Anesthesia Considerations and Implications
Complications of General Anesthesia
Pain Management
Regional Anesthesia/ Monitored Anesthesia Care
Massive Perioperative Hemorrhage: Considerations in Clinical Management
Cardiovascular System Damaging Events
Airway and Respiratory System Damaging Events
Burns in the Operating Room
Eye Injury
Severe Peripheral Nerve Injury
Catastrophic Perioperative Complications and Management in the Trauma Patient
Obstetrics
Catastrophic Complications in Pediatric Anesthesiology
Ambulatory and Office Based Surgery
Remote Locations
Equipment Problems
Perioperative Medication Errors
Physiologic Monitoring: Technological Advances Improving Patient Safety
Quality of Care in Perioperative Medicine
Professional Liability
Medical Malpractice
Closed Claims Project Overview
Peer Review in Perioperative Medicine
Perioperative Complications Chapter: Shared Decision Making and Informed Consent.