Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital

I. Evaluating the Patient Before Anesthesia Evaluating the Patient Before Anesthesia Specific Considerations with Cardiac Disease Specific Considerations with Pulmonary Disease Specific Consideration with Renal Disease Specific Considerations with Liver Disease Specific Considerations with Endocrine Disease Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia II. Administration of Anesthesia Safety in Anesthesia The Anesthesia Machine Monitoring Intravenous and Inhalation Anesthetics Neuromuscular Blockade Airway Evaluation and Management Administration of General Anesthesia Local Anesthetics Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Anesthesia Regional Anesthesia Intraanesthetic Problems Perioperative Hemodynamic Control Anesthesia for Abdominal Surgery Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery Anesthesia for Vascular Surgery Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery Anesthesia for Neurosurgery Anesthesia for Head and Neck Surgery Anesthesia for the Elderly and for Urologic Surgery Anesthesia for Surgical Emergencies in the Neonate Anesthesia for Pediatric Surgery Anesthesia for Obstetrics and Gynecology Ambulatory Anesthesia Anesthesia Outside the Operating Room Anesthesia for Trauma and Burns Transfusion Therapy III. Perioperative Issues The Postanesthesia Care Unit Perioperative Respiratory Failure Adult, Pediatric, and Newborn Resuscitation Pain Complementary and Alternative Medicine Ethical and End of Life Issues Appendix I. Supplementary Drug Information II. Normal Laboratory Values for Blood Appendix of Commonly Used Drugs Appendi