Lee's synopsis of anaesthesia/ Edited by Jeremy N Cashman; Judith Dinsmore.

Previous edition: Philadelphia: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENT
Section 1: PREPARATION OF THE PATIENT FOR SURGERY
1.1 Assessment and Preparation --
1.2 Medical Conditions Infl uencing Anaesthesia --
Section 2: GENERAL ANAESTHESIA
2.1 Anaesthetic Equipment --
2.2 Monitoring --
2.3 Inhalational Anaesthesia --
2.4 Intravenous Anaesthesia --
2.5 Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs --
2.6 Airway Management --
2.7 Intravascular Techniques, Fluid Administration and Blood Transfusion --
2.8 Acid-Base and Electrolyte Balance --
2.9 Nutrition --
2.10 Resuscitation --
Section 3: CARE OF THE PATIENT AFTER SURGERY
3.1 Care in the Recovery Area --
3.2 Acute Pain Management --
3.3 Complications of Anaesthesia and the Perioperative Period --
Section 4: REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA
4.1 Local Anaesthetic Agents --
4.2 Peripheral Neuraxial Blockade --
4.3 Central Neuraxial Blockade --
Section 5: ANAESTHESIA FOR VARIOUS PROCEDURES
5.1 Abdominal Surgery --
5.2 Cardiac Surgery --
5.3 Day Surgery --
5.4 Endocrine Surgery --
5.5 Gynaecological Surgery --
5.6 Neonatal and Paediatric Surgery --
5.7 Neurosurgery --
5.8 Obstetrics --
5.9 Ophthalmic Surgery --
5.10 Anaesthesia for Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery --
5.11 Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery --
5.12 Otorhinolaryngology --
5.13 Plastic Surgery and the Care of Burns --
5.14 Thoracic Anaesthesia --
5.15 Anaesthesia in Unusual Environments --
5.16 Urological Surgery --
5.17 Vascular Surgery --
Section 6: CHRONIC PAIN
6.1 Chronic Pain --
Section 7: TRAINING, STANDARDS AND SAFETY IN ANAESTHESIA
7.1 Standards, Education, Safety and Quality Improvement --
Appendices
1 Dictionary of Adult Medical Disorders --
2 Dictionary of Paediatric Medical Disorders.