The Ambulatory Anesthesia Handbook

This text provides a guide to ambulatory surgery, covering topics including: patient selection and evaluation; preoperative preparation; anaesthetic agents and techniques; perioperative management and monitoring; post-anaesthesia care; and elderly and paediatric patients.

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The dramatic growth of ambulatory surgery in recent years has transformed the practice of both surgery and anaesthesia. This handbook on ambulatory surgery is a guide to patient selection and evaluation, perioperative management and monitoring, post-anaesthesia care, including recovery care and discharge. The special considerations of elderly and paediatric patients are also considered.