Contents
- Front matter
- Chapter 1 General considerations
- Chapter 2 Consent and anaesthetic risk
- Chapter 3 Cardiovascular disease
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- Chapter 3 Cardiovascular disease
- Ischaemic heart disease
- Perioperative acute myocardial infarction
- Heart failure
- Hypertension
- Valvular heart disease
- Aortic stenosis (see also p332)
- Aortic regurgitation (see also p334)
- Mitral stenosis
- Mitral regurgitation
- The patient with an undiagnosed murmur
- Prosthetic valves
- Pericardial disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Patients with a transplanted heart
- Congenital heart disease and non-cardiac surgery
- Specific CHD lesions
- Adults with congenital heart disease
- Chapter 4 Perioperative arrhythmias
- Chapter 5 Respiratory disease
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- Chapter 5 Respiratory disease
- Effects of surgery and anaesthesia on respiratory function
- Predicting postoperative pulmonary complications
- Assessment of respiratory function
- Respiratory investigations
- Postoperative care
- Postoperative admission to HDU/ICU
- Respiratory tract infection and elective surgery
- Smoking
- Asthma
- Conduct of anaesthesia
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Bronchiectasis
- Cystic fibrosis
- Restrictive pulmonary disease
- Sleep apnoea syndrome
- Sarcoidosis
- Anaesthesia after lung transplantation
- Chapter 6 Renal disease
- Chapter 7 Hepatic disease
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- Chapter 7 Hepatic disease
- Complications of liver disease
- Acute hepatic disease
- Chronic hepatic disease
- Drug metabolism and liver disease
- Anaesthetic management of the patient with liver failure
- Postoperative liver dysfunction or jaundice
- Renal failure and the hepatorenal syndrome
- Portal hypertension and oesophageal varices
- Chapter 8 Endocrine and metabolic disease
- Chapter 9 Bone, joint, and connective tissue disorders
- Chapter 10 Haematological disorders
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- Chapter 10 Haematological disorders
- Anaemia
- Sickle cell disease
- Porphyria
- Rare blood disorders
- Coagulation disorders
- Haemophilia and related clotting disorders
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anticoagulants
- Antiplatelet drugs
- Fibrinolytics
- Antifibrinolytics/haemostatic drug therapy
- Perioperative management of the bleeding patient
- Hypercoagulability syndromes
- Chapter 11 Neurological and muscular disorders
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- Chapter 11 Neurological and muscular disorders
- Epilepsy
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Parkinson's disease
- Anaesthesia in spinal cord lesions
- Myasthenia gravis
- Multiple sclerosis
- Guillain Barré syndrome
- Motor neuron disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
- Dystrophia myotonica
- Muscular dystrophy
- Malignant hyperthermia
- Chapter 12 Psychiatric disorders and drugs
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- Chapter 12 Psychiatric disorders and drugs
- Psychiatric disorders
- Tricyclic antidepressants (TCA)
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
- Antipsychotic drugs and lithium
- Sedation of agitated patients on the ward
- Anaesthesia for drug-misusing patients
- Anaesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
- Chapter 13 Uncommon conditions
- Chapter 14 Cardiac surgery
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- Chapter 14 Cardiac surgery
- Determinants of myocardial oxygen supply and de-mand
- Risk scoring
- Cardiopulmonary bypass
- Coronary arterial bypass grafting
- Emergency coronary arterial bypass graft (failed angio-plasty)
- Aortic valve replacement: stenosis
- Aortic valve replacement: regurgitation
- Mitral valve replacement: stenosis
- Mitral valve replacement: regurgitation
- Thoracic aortic surgery
- Pulmonary thromboembolectomy
- Redo cardiac surgery
- Cardioversion
- Anaesthesia for implantable defibrillators
- Chapter 15 Thoracic surgery
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- Chapter 15 Thoracic surgery
- Introduction
- Analgesia
- Isolation of the lungs
- Management of one lung ventilation
- Rigid bronchoscopy and stent insertion
- Mediastinoscopy/mediastinotomy
- Lung surgery: wedge resection, lobectomy, and pneumonectomy
- Thoracoscopy and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures
- Lung volume reduction surgery and bullectomy
- Drainage of empyema and decortication
- Repair of broncho–pleural fistula
- Pleurectomy/pleurodesis
- Oesophagectomy
- Chest injury
- Chapter 16 Neurosurgery
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- Chapter 16 Neurosurgery
- General principles
- Craniotomy
- Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt
- Evacuation of traumatic intracranial haematoma
- Pituitary surgery
- Posterior fossa surgery
- Awake craniotomy
- Vascular lesions
- Complications of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)
- Anaesthesia for vascular lesions
- Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)
- Venous air embolism (VAE)
- Brainstem death
- Organ retrieval from a beating heart donor
- Chapter 17 Vascular surgery
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- Chapter 17 Vascular surgery
- General principles
- Aortic aneurysm repair
- Emergency repair of AAA
- Endovascular stenting of elective AAA
- Thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Peripheral revascularisation operations
- Axillobifemoral bypass
- Amputations
- Thoracoscopic sympathectomy
- First rib resection
- Varicose vein surgery
- Chapter 18 Orthopaedic surgery
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- Chapter 18 Orthopaedic surgery
- General principles
- Fat embolism syndrome (FES)
- Cement implantation syndrome
- Tourniquets
- Total hip replacement
- Revision of total hip replacement
- Total knee replacement
- Arthroscopic lower limb procedures
- Cruciate ligament repair
- Ankle surgery
- Foot surgery
- Spinal surgery
- Shoulder surgery
- Total shoulder replacement
- Elbow replacement surgery
- Anaesthesia for hand surgery
- Anaesthesia for major trauma
- Cervical spine fracture
- Anaesthesia for repair of cervical spine fracture
- Anaesthesia for limb fractures
- Compartment syndrome
- Anaesthesia for femoral neck fracture
- Procedures for fractured neck of femur
- Chapter 19 Plastic surgery
- Chapter 20 General surgery
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- Chapter 20 General surgery
- Anaesthesia for elective laparotomy
- Analgesia
- Temperature control
- Fluid management
- The sick laparotomy
- Anaesthesia for laparoscopic surgery
- Anaesthesia for breast surgery
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Appendicectomy
- Inguinal hernia repair
- Haemorrhoidectomy
- Testicular surgery
- Chapter 21 Liver transplantation and resection
- Chapter 22 Endocrine surgery
- Chapter 23 Urological surgery
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- Chapter 23 Urological surgery
- Cystoscopic procedures
- Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP)
- TURP syndrome
- Transurethral resection of bladder tumour
- Open (retropubic) prostatectomy
- Radical prostatectomy
- Nephrectomy
- Cystectomy
- Laparoscopic urological surgery
- Percutaneous stone removal
- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
- Renal transplant
- Other urological procedures
- Chapter 24 Gynaecological surgery
- Chapter 25 Ear, nose, and throat surgery
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- Chapter 25 Ear, nose, and throat surgery
- General principles
- Preoperative airway obstruction
- Obstructive sleep apnoea
- Grommet insertion
- Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy: child
- Tonsillectomy in adults
- Myringoplasty
- Stapedectomy/tympanoplasty
- Nasal cavity surgery
- Microlaryngoscopy
- Tracheostomy
- Laryngectomy
- Pharyngectomy
- Radical neck dissection
- Parotidectomy
- Other ENT procedures
- Chapter 26 Maxillofacial and dental surgery
- Chapter 27 Ophthalmic surgery
- Chapter 28 Day surgery
- Chapter 29 Laser surgery
- Chapter 30 CT and MRI imaging
- Chapter 31 Anaesthesia for the elderly
- Chapter 32 Obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia
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- Chapter 32 Obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia
- Physiology and pharmacology
- Analgesia for labour
- Epidural analgesia for labour
- Combined spinal epidural analgesia for labour (CSE)
- Poorly functioning epidural
- Complications of epidural analgesia
- Dural puncture
- Epidural blood patch
- Anaesthesia for Caesarean section
- Caesarean section: epidural
- Caesarean section: spinal
- Caesarean section: combined spinal/epidural (CSE)
- Inadequate anaesthesia
- Preload
- Caesarean section: general anaesthesia
- Antacid prophylaxis
- Postoperative analgesia
- Retained placenta
- Breast feeding and maternal drug exposure
- Placenta praevia and accreta
- Massive obstetric haemorrhage
- Amniotic fluid embolism
- Cardiac disease and pregnancy
- Maternal resuscitation
- Pregnancy induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia, and eclampsia
- Eclampsia
- HELLP syndrome
- Incidental surgery during pregnancy
- Cervical cerclage
- Controversies in obstetric anaesthesia
- Chapter 33 Paediatric and neonatal anaesthesia
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- Chapter 33 Paediatric and neonatal anaesthesia
- Neonatal/infant physiology
- Fluid resuscitation
- Anaesthetic equipment
- Conduct of anaesthesia
- Postoperative pain relief
- Caudal block
- Epidural/subarachnoid block
- Regional nerve blocks
- Diaphragmatic hernia
- Gastroschisis/exomphalos
- Tracheo-oesophageal fistula
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Pyloric stenosis
- Intussusception
- Herniotomy
- Circumcision
- Orchidopexy
- Hypospadias
- Cleft lip and palate
- Congenital talipes equinovarus
- Femoral osteotomy
- Inhaled foreign body
- Medical problems
- Sedation
- Chapter 34 The critically ill patient
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- Chapter 34 The critically ill patient
- Immediate trauma care
- Primary survey and resuscitation
- The secondary survey
- Head injuries
- Chest injuries
- Abdominal injuries
- Pelvic fractures
- Spinal injuries
- Limb injuries
- Burns: early management
- Analgesia for the injured patient
- The multiply injured patient: common dilemmas
- Post cardiac arrest resuscitation care
- Septic shock
- The ICU patient going to theatre
- Transferring the critically ill
- Chapter 35 Anaesthetic emergencies
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- Chapter 35 Anaesthetic emergencies
- Anaesthetic emergencies Introduction
- Adult Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Adult Advanced Life Support (ALS)
- Severe bradycardia
- Atrial fibrillation
- Narrow complex tachycardia
- Broad complex tachycardia
- Severe hypotension in theatre
- Severe hypertension in theatre
- Severe hypoxia in theatre
- Severe laryngospasm
- Air/gas embolism
- Aspiration
- Status asthmaticus
- Pulmonary oedema
- Failed intubation
- Can't intubate … Can't ventilate
- Malignant hyperthermia
- Anaphylaxis
- Intra-arterial injection
- Unsuccessful reversal of neuromuscular blockade
- Paediatric Emergencies: Advanced Lif
- Ventricular fibrillation or pulseless VT
- Paediatric doses and equipment
- Paediatric emergencies: neonatal resuscitation
- Paediatric emergencies: collapsed septic child
- Paediatric emergencies: major trauma
- Paediatric emergencies: acute severe asthma
- Paediatric emergencies: anaphylaxis
- Chapter 36 Airway assessment and management
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- Chapter 36 Airway assessment and management
- Airway assessment
- Unanticipated difficult airway
- Failed intubation
- Techniques for management of elective difficult intubation
- Can't intubate, can't ventilate
- Management of the obstructed airway
- Rapid sequence induction
- Inhalational induction
- Awake fibre-optic intubation
- Extubation after difficult intubation
- Chapter 37 Practical anaesthesia
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- Chapter 37 Practical anaesthesia
- Anaphylaxis follow-up
- Latex allergy
- Blood exposure incidents
- Target controlled infusions
- Death on the table
- Dealing with a complaint
- Anaesthesia in difficult circumstances
- Long-term venous access
- Oesophageal Doppler monitoring
- Depth of anaesthesia monitoring
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
- Neuromuscular blockers, reversal, and monitoring
- Chapter 38 Blood products and fluid therapy
- Chapter 39 Acute pain
- Chapter 40 Postoperative nausea and vomiting
- Chapter 41 Regional anaesthesia
- Chapter 42 Drug formulary
- Chapter 43 Anaesthesia data




