Provides practical guidelines for all anaesthetists, from junior to consultant level
The only truly concise yet comprehensive guide to anaesthetic practice
Includes paediatric and obstetric sections
Includes useful appendices - a checklist of anaesthetic apparatus, an extensive drug formulary, and a list of normal values
New to this edition
Updated throughout with 30% new material
New information on risk, consent, organ donation, anaesthesia for the critically ill patient, and management of perioperative intravenous fluids
New layout and use of colour to add clarity

The Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia has been completely updated for the second edition. All chapters have been rewritten and a number of new expert authors have been brought on board. Additional new material includes anaesthesia for the critically ill, and a comprehensive section on anaesthetic risk including anaesthetic risk tables.

The first section deals with preoperative issues affecting the administration of anaesthesia. Practical advice is provided covering the impact of medical disease on anaesthesia. The second section describes practical anaesthetic techniques for surgical specialties, including most subspecialties such as thoracic and neuroanaesthesia. Separate, comprehensive sections on paediatric and obstetric anaesthesia are included.

The management of emergencies arising during anaesthesia are fully covered with helpful action plans and algorithms throughout. Uncommon conditions and their management are included, and there is an extensive drug formulary and guide to infusion drugs.

As with the first edition, this new edition will be the essential handbook for anaesthetists, both junior and experienced, for registrars and those sitting exams, as well as ODPs and nurses involved in theatre area work and pre-assessment. It is the one book for anyone working in anaesthesia to keep to hand at all times!

CONTENTS: 1 General considerations
2 Consent and anaesthetic risk
3 Cardiovascular disease
4 Perioperative arrhythmia
5 Respiratory disease
6 Renal disease
7 Hepatic disease
8 Endocrine and metabolic disease
9 Bone, joint and connective tissue disorders
10 Haematological disorders
11 Neurological and muscular disorders
12 Psychiatric disorders and drugs
13 Uncommon conditions
14 Cardiac surgery
15 Thoracic surgery
16 Neurosurgery
17 Vascular surgery
18 Orthopaedic surgery
19 Plastic surgery
20 General surgery
21 Liver transplantation and resection
22 Endocrine surgery
23 Urological surgery
24 Gynaecological surgery
25 Ear, nose and throat surgery
26 Maxillofacial and dental surgery
27 Opthalmic surgery
28 Day surgery
29 Laser surgery
30 CT and MRI imaging
31 Anaesthesia for the elderly
32 Obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia
33 Paediatrics and neonatal anaesthesia
34 The critically ill patient
35 Anaesthetic emergencies
36 Airway assessment and management
37 Practical issues
38 Blood products and fluid therapy
39 Acute pain
40 Postoperative nausea and vomiting
41 Regional anaesthesia
42 Drug formulary
43 Normal values