Hazards and Complications of Anaesthesia
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Due to the increasing risk of litigation and rising negligence premiums, plus the increased demand for pain- and complication-free anaesthesia, anaesthetists are becoming more interested in "defensive anaesthesia". This new edition addresses and updates accepted standards of practice. It includes a section entitled "Mortality and Morbidity Due to Anaesthesia", plus an expanded introductory chapter on "Serious Anaesthetic Accidents".

Table of Contents:
Serious anaesthetic accidents; detection of critical incidents; psychology of error in anaesthesia; cardiovascular function and the safety of anaesthesia; respiratory function and the safety of anaesthesia; nervous system disorders and the safety of anaesthesia; the liver and safety of anaesthesia; the endocrine response to surgery and the modifying effects of anaesthesia; endocrine disorders and the safety of anaesthesia; blood disorders and the safety of anaesthesia; pregnancy and the safety of anaesthesia; safety of anaesthesia in childhood; safety of anaesthesia in old age; obesity and the safety of anaesthesia; hazards of post-operative pain and its management; post-operative respiratory problems; complications of fluid therapy; post-operative thrombosis and embolism; adverse effects of drugs given by injection; adverse effects of drugs given by inhalation; syndromes with contra-indications for spectific drugs; the hazards of pseudocholinesterase deficiency; the hazards of reversal of neuromuscular block; hazards of induced hypotension; adverse drug reactions; awareness during anaesthesia; complications of recovery from anaesthesia; psychological response to anaesthesia; hazards of waste anaesthesia gases and anti-pollution equipment; the hazards of airway manipulations; complications of vascular cannulation; the hazards of patient position; nerve injury; hazards of day case anaesthesia; hazards of local and regional anaesthesia; hazards of emergency anaesthesia; hazards of anaesthesia for labour and operative delivery; cardiovascular collapse under anaesthesia; hazards of equipment to deliver inhaled agent; hazards of electrical equipment; hazards of patient monitoring; hazards of equipment maintenance; the role of the defence organizations; the anaesthetist and the law.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780443042591
  • Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
  • Publisher Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 1624 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0443042594
  • Publisher Date: /11/1993
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 45 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 301 mm


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