Bookedited by A. Agata Crerar-Gilbert, Mark MacGregor.
Summary: Part of the popular Core Topics series, this book provides a practical guide to pre-operative assessment for consultants and trainee anaesthetists. Chapters cover comprehensive evidence-based guidance for assessing and managing patients with particular conditions, as well as perioperative risk stratification and challenges of pre-assessment. The chapters have been written by specialists in the respective clinical fields, while all content has been edited by anaesthetists to assure it is relevant and accessible to the anaesthetist in the everyday pre-operative clinic. Written specifically for anaesthetists, this resource will allow every reader to contribute effectively in a multidisciplinary approach when assessing and risk stratifying patients to ensure that they are optimised before surgery.
Contents:
Ischaemic heart disease
Hypertension
Cardiac arrhythmias
Heart failure
Cardiac investigations : echocardiography
Cardiac investigations : myocardial perfusion imaging
Cardiac investigations : cardiac magnetic resonance
Cardiac investigations : computed tomography angiography
Cardiac investigations : comparison of cardiac functional tests and imaging
Respiratory disease
Difficult airway prediction
Renal disease
Neurological disease
Hepatobiliary disease
Neuromuscular disease
Connective tissue disease
Immunocompromised patients
Frailty
Haematology
Biochemistry
Endocrine disease
Bariatric patients
Chronic pain and addiction
Obstetric patients
Herbal medications
Anaphylaxis
Legal considerations
Predicting operative risk
Challenges of setting up preoperative service.