AAGBI Core Topics in Anaesthesia 2012 (eBook)

Ian Johnston, MB BS, consultant anaesthetist at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK Will Harrop-Griffiths, MB BS, a Consultant Anaesthetist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK Leslie Gemmell, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, UK

List of Contributors, vii

Foreword, ix

1 The Physics of Ultrasound, 1
Graham Arthurs

2 Coronary Artery Stents: Management in Patients UndergoingNoncardiac Surgery, 17
Colin Moore and Stephen Leslie

3 Anaesthesia and Enhanced Recovery for Colorectal Surgery,28
Carol Peden and Christopher Newell

4 The Unanticipated Difficult Airway: The 'Can't Intubate, Can'tVentilate' Scenario, 44
Mansukh Popat

5 Analgesia for Abdominal Surgery, 56
Alex Grice, Nick Boyd and Simon Marshall

6 Analgesic Regimens for Children, 72
Glyn Williams

7 The Unstable Cervical Spine, 88
Michelle Leemans and Ian Calder

8 Obstetric Haemorrhage, 105
David Levy

9 Anaesthesia for Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery,124
Richard Griffiths

10 e-Learning Anaesthesia, 137
Andrew McIndoe and Ed Hammond

11 Consent and the Explanation of Risk in Anaesthesia, 146
Stuart White

"Nevertheless, I would expect either this manual or thelarger textbook to form a part of a departmentallibrary." (Anaesthesia and Intensive CareJournal, 1 March 2013)

"In general, I have found this book useful toread." (Journal of Anaesthesia Practice, 1August 2012)