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North American and European anesthesiologists address a number of specific questions about basing their practice on the medical literature that have not been covered adequately in traditional reviews and book chapters. For each question, they provide a background or introduction, outline the options for treatment, review the evidence, identify areas of uncertainty, outline available guidelines, and provide their own recommendations. The general areas they cover are preoperative preparation, perioperative management, regional anesthesia, monitoring, cardiovascular anesthesia, neurosurgical anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, and pain. They write for novices and consultants in the field. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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A best-selling book on evidence-based practice of Anesthesiology, this new title explores 72 important questions in perioperative management-discussing the clinical options, examining the relevant research, and presenting expert recommendations. From preoperative assessment...through intraoperative anesthesia administration and monitoring...to postoperative pain management, leading authorities point the way to the most effective approaches. The result is an outstanding source for "best practices" in anesthesiology, as well as a valuable framework for translating evidence into practice.Explores key topics such as preoperative preparation · perioperative management · regional anesthesia · monitoring · cardiovascular anesthesia · neurosurgical anesthesia · obstetrical anesthesia · pediatric anesthesia · and pain. Uses a practical, consistent format in each chapter, providing an overview of the question under discussion · an outline of the available management options · a review of the relevant evidence · identification of areas of uncertainty · a summary of existing management guidelines · and the author's recommendations. Provides tables that summarize the available literature as well as the recommended clinical approaches at a glance. Covers routine care as well as complicated and special situations. Presents the latest information on clinical situations and reviews all clinical options based on the most recent clinical trials.
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