Contents
Contributors
Abbreviations
1General considerations
2Consent and anaesthetic risk
3Cardiovascular disease
4Perioperative arrhythmias
5Respiratory disease
6Renal disease
7Hepatic disease
8Endocrine and metabolic disease
9Bone, joint, and connective tissue disorders
10Haematology: drugs, tests, and disorders
11Neurological and muscular disorders
12Psychiatric disorders and drugs
13Uncommon conditions
14Cardiac surgery
15Thoracic surgery
16Neurosurgery
17Vascular surgery
18Orthopaedic surgery
19Plastic surgery
20General surgery
21Anaesthesia for obesity
22Liver transplantation and resection
23Endocrine surgery
24Urological surgery
25Gynaecological surgery
26Ear, nose, and throat surgery
27Maxillofacial and dental surgery
28Ophthalmic surgery
29Day surgery
30Laser surgery
31Anaesthesia for radiology
32Anaesthesia for the elderly
33Obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia
34Paediatric and neonatal anaesthesia
35The critically ill patient
36Anaesthetic emergencies
37Airway assessment and management
38Practical anaesthesia
39Blood products and fluid therapy
40Acute pain
41Post-operative nausea and vomiting
42Regional anaesthesia
43Drug formulary
44Anaesthesia data
Index