Core Topics in Preoperative Anaesthetic Assessment and Management

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 allows every reader to contribute effectively in a multidisciplinary approach when assessing and risk stratifying patients to ensure that they are optimised before surgery.

Key features:

• Provides practical guidance to allow anaesthetists to implement best practices for pre-operative assessment and anaesthetist-led perioperative management
• Chapters have been written by subject specialists and edited by anaesthetists, ensuring accurate and up-to-date content pitched appropriately for the anaesthetist's needs
• Organ and system chapters ensure the information is easy to access and understand

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Crerar-Gilbert, A. Agatha; MacGregor, Mark

ISBN:

978-1-10-710331-3

Specialty:

• Anesthesiology
• Surgery

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

322

Publication Year:

2018