Miller's anesthesia /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Miller, Ronald D., 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, [2005]
Edition:Sixth edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • History of anesthetic practice
  • Scope of modern anesthetic practice
  • Basic principles of pharmacology related anesthesia
  • Mechanisms of action
  • Uptake and distribution
  • Pulmonary pharmacology
  • Cardiovascular pharmacology
  • Metabolism and toxicity of inhaled anesthetics
  • Inhaled anesthetic delivery systems
  • Intravenous nonopioid anesthetics
  • Intravenous opioid anesthetics
  • Intravenous drug delivery systems
  • Pharmacology of muscle relaxants and their antagonists
  • Local anesthetics
  • Complementary and alternative therapies
  • The autonomic nervous system
  • Respiratory physiology and respiratory function during anesthesia
  • Cardiac physiology
  • Hepatic physiology and pathophysiology
  • Renal physiology
  • Cerebral physiology and the effects of anesthetics and techniques
  • Neuromuscular physiology and pharmacology
  • Statistical methods in anesthesia
  • Risk of anesthesia
  • Preoperative evaluation
  • Pulmonary function testing
  • Anesthetic implications of concurrent diseases
  • Patient positioning
  • Malignant hyperthermia
  • Fundamental principles of monitoring instrumentation
  • Measuring depth of anesthesia
  • Cardiovascular monitoring
  • Transesophageal echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Implantable cardiac pulse generators, pacemakers, and cardioverter-defibrillators
  • Respiratory monitoring
  • Renal function monitoring
  • Neurologic monitoring
  • Neuromuscular monitoring
  • Temperature monitoring
  • Perioperative acid-base balance
  • Airway management
  • Spinal, epidural, and caudal anesthesia
  • Nerve blocks
  • Regional anesthesia in children
  • Fluid and electrolyte physiology
  • Transfusion therapy
  • Autologous transfusion
  • Anesthesia for thoracic surgery
  • Anesthesia for cardiac surgery procedures
  • Anesthesia for pediatric cardiac surgery
  • Anesthesia for vascular surgery
  • Neurosurgical anesthesia
  • Anesthesia and the renal and genitourinary systems
  • Anesthesia and the hepatobiliary system
  • Organ transplantation
  • Anesthesia for laparoscopic surgery
  • Anesthesia for obstetrics
  • Resuscitation of the newborn
  • Pediatric anesthesia
  • Anesthesia for orthopedic surgery
  • Anesthesia for the elderly
  • Anesthesia for trauma
  • Chemical and biological warfare agents : the role of anesthesiologist
  • Anesthesia for eye, ear, nose, and throat surgery
  • Anesthesia for robotic surgery
  • Anesthesia for laser surgery
  • Ambulatory outpatient anesthesia
  • Anesthesia at remote locations
  • Clinical care in altered environments : at high and low pressure and in space
  • The postanesthesia care unit
  • Acute postoperative pain
  • Chronic pain
  • Overview of anesthesiology and critical care medicine
  • Respiratory care
  • Pediatric and neonatal intensive care
  • Nutritional aspects
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation : basic and advanced life support
  • Brain death
  • Medical information on the internet
  • Quality improvement
  • Perioperative blindness
  • Human performance and patient safety
  • Patient simulators
  • Teaching anesthesia
  • Operating room management
  • Electrical safety in the operating room
  • Enviromental safety including chemical dependence
  • Ethical and legal aspects of anesthesia care