Quick-reference appendices: drug dosages, growth curves, normal values for pulmonary function tests, and a listing of common and uncommon syndromes. Outstanding visual guidance in full color throughout the book.

This new volume for the Anesthesiology Problem-Based Learning series reviews topics in general anesthesiology utilizing the PBL approach.

This book is the first comprehensive, authoritative reference that provides a broad and comprehensive overview of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS).

Intended for any healthcare professional working with surgical patients, including medical students, residents, surgeons and internists, nurses, dieticians, pharmacists, and physical therapists, The Practical Handbook of Perioperative ...

This book is your essential companion when preparing for board review and recertification exams and in your daily clinical practice.

... preoperative fasting status and will help the anesthesia provider determine if an 8- or 6-hour preoperative fasting period is warranted. Approximately 7% of children presenting for ambulatory surgery present with an inadequate ...

... Preoperative fasting can be associated with postoperative headache and the interruption of daily caffeine ... perioperative fasting. Patient safety: surgical safety checklist In 2008, the World Health. References. 1. Royal College of Nursing ...

A full chapter is dedicated to every common surgical ENT procedure, as well as less common procedures such as face transplantation. Clinical chapters are enriched with case descriptions, making the text applicable to everyday practice.

This book provides up-to-date information and practical approaches to Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) programs for digestive and / or cardiopulmonary surgery.