Evidence-based practice of anesthesiology /
Make informed clinical decisions with reliable, up-to-date guidance from Evidence-Based Practice of Anesthesia, 3rd Edition! Leading authority Lee A. Fleisher, MD expertly explores the full range of important issues in perioperative management, discussing the available options, examining the relevan...
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Philadelphia, PA :
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2013.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Section I. Introduction. Evidence-based practice parameters : The approach of the American Society of Anesthesiologists / David G. Nickinovich [and others].
- Section II. Preoperative preparation. Update on preprocedure testing / Angela M. Bader and David L. Hepner
- Is a preoperative screening clinic cost-effective? / Abhilasha Solanki and Sheila R. Barnett
- Who should have a preoperative 12-lead electrocardiogram? / Elizabeth A. Valentine and Lee A. Fleisher
- Is routine preoperative pregnancy testing necessary? / Joshua L. Mollov and Rebecca S. Twersky
- What are the risk factors for perioperative stroke? / Wan-Tsu W. Chang, Alexander Papangelou, and Marek Mirski
- Should we delay surgery in the patient with recent cocaine use? / Nabil M. Elkassabany
- Should all antihypertensive agents be continued before surgery? / John G.T. Augoustides
- What Is the optimal timing for smoking cessation? / James Y. Findlay
- Which patient should have a preoperative cardiac evaluation (stress test)? / Amy L. Miller and Joshua A. Beckman
- Should patients with stable coronary artery disease undergo prophylactic revascularization before noncardiac surgery? / Santiago Garcia and Edward O. McFalls
- What are the role and management of percutaneous coronary intervention for noncardiac surgery? / John G.T. Augoustides, Jacob T. Gutsche, and Lee A. Fleisher
- How should we prepare the patient with a pacemaker/implantable cardioverter-defibrillator? / Marc A. Rozner and Peter M. Schulman
- When should pulmonary function tests be performed preoperatively? / Patrick Odonkor, Anthony N. Passannante, and Peter Rock.
- Section III. Perioperative management. Does the airway examination predict difficult intubation? / Satyajeet Ghatge and Carin A. Hagberg
- Is there a best approach for patients with difficult airways : Regional versus general anesthesia? / Seth Akst and Lynnette Mark
- What Is the optimal airway management in patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy? / Basavana Gouda Goudra and Nahla Farid
- Is there a best approach to induction of anesthesia in emergent situations? / Richard P. Dutton
- Do inhalational agents have beneficial or harmful effects on ischemia-reperfusion injury? / Stefan G. De Hert
- Does anesthetic choice affect surgical and recovery times? / John Keogh
- What are the benefits of different ventilatory techniques? / Maurizio Cereda
- Is there an optimal perioperative hemoglobin level? / Jeffrey L. Carson and Manish S. Patel
- When are platelets and plasma transfusions indicated? / Hans Gombotz and Gerhard Lanzer
- What drugs decrease perioperative bleeding? / Michael N. Andrawes
- Does perioperative hyperglycemia increase risk? Should we have aggressive glucose control perioperatively? / Martin D. Chen and Benjamin A. Kohl
- When and why should perioperative glucocorticoid replacement be administered? / Matthew R. Hallman [and others]
- Does the choice of fluid matter in major surgery? / Timothy E. Miller and Anthony M. Roche
- What works in a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome? / Michael G. Fitzsimons and William E. Hurford
- What actions can be used to prevent peripheral nerve injury? / Sanjay M. Bhananker and Karen B. Domino
- What Is the best means of preventing perioperative renal injury? / Hugh R. Playford [and others]
- Does nitrous oxide affect outcomes? / Kate Leslie
- Are alpha-2 agonists effective in reducing perioperative cardiac complications in noncardiac surgery? / J. Devin Roberts, John E. Ellis, and Douglas C. Shook
- What Is the role of ketamine in perioperative management? / Elaine I. Yang and Vivek K. Moitra
- Should hypothermia be used routinely after intraoperative cardiac arrest? / Daniel L. Herzberg and Benjamin S. Abella
- Which are the best techniques for reducing the incidence of postoperative deep vein thrombosis? / Charles Marc Samama
- Are there special techniques in obese patients? / David M. Eckmann
- Is there an ideal approach to the patient susceptible to malignant hyperthermia? / Charles B. Watson
- What is the best strategy for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting? / Ashraf S. Habib and Tong J. Gan
- How should beta-blockers be used perioperatively? / William J. Vernick and Lee A. Fleisher
- How can we prevent postoperative cognitive dysfunction? / Michael S. Avidan
- Do intensive care specialists improve patient outcomes? / Emily K. Gordon and Clifford S. Deutschman
- Fast-track cardiac anesthesia : What works best for safety and efficacy? / Jacob T. Gutsche and John G.T. Augoustides
- Can we prevent recall during anesthesia? / T. Andrew Bowdle
- Are patients with sleep apnea appropriate for ambulatory surgery? / Tracey L. Stierer and Nancy Collop
- What criteria should be used for discharge after outpatient surgery? / Vinod Chinnappa and Frances Chung
- What must I consider in order to safely anesthetize someone in the office setting? / Laurence M. Hausman and Meg A. Rosenblatt
- Is propofol safe if given by nonanesthesia providers? / McCallum R. Hoyt and Beverly K. Philip
- Aspiration : Is there an optimal management strategy? / Neal H. Cohen.
- Section IV. Regional anesthesia. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, antiplatelet medications, and spinal axis anesthesia / Kimberly S. Resnick and Lynn M. Broadman
- DVT prophylaxis with heparin and heparin-like drugs (UH, LMWH, fondaparinux, and rivaroxaban) used in combination with neuraxial anesthesia and deep plexus blocks / Lynn M. Broadman and Karen L. Boretsky
- Is regional anesthesia appropriate for outpatient surgery? / Elizabeth A. Alley and Michael F. Mulroy
- What is the best technique for hip surgery? / Jiabin Liu
- Does intraoperative regional anesthesia decrease perioperative blood loss? / Jean-Pierre P. Ouanes and Christopher L. Wu
- What is the optimal management of postdural puncture headache? / David Wlody
- Should ultrasound guidance be the standard of practice for peripheral nerve blockade? / Nabil M. Elkassabany and Jiabin Liu
- Should regional anesthesia be used for orthopedic trauma patients? / Nabil M. Elkassabany and Samir Mehta.
- Section V. Monitoring. What is the best method of diagnosing perioperative myocardial infarction? / Jacob T. Gutsche and Martin J. London
- Does neurologic electrophysiologic monitoring affect outcome? / Michael L. McGarvey and Steven R. Messé
- Section VI. Cardiovascular anesthesia. Is regional superior to general anesthesia for infrainguinal revascularization? / R. Yan McRae and Grace L. Chien
- Is there a best technique to decrease blood loss and transfusion after coronary artery bypass grafting? / Prakash A. Patel and John G.T. Augoustides
- Should thoracic epidural/spinal analgesia be used for coronary artery bypass grafting? / Jonathan K. Frogel and Naveen Gandreti.
- Section VII. Neurosurgical anesthesia. Is there a best technique in the patient with increased intracranial pressure? / Kristin Engelhard and Adrian W. Gelb
- What works for brain protection? / Izumi Harukuni and Stephen T. Robinson.
- Section VIII. Obstetric anesthesia. Anesthesia for Cesarean delivery : Regional or general? / Yaakov Beilin
- When should a combined spinal-epidural be used? / R. Alexander Schlichter and Valerie A. Arkoosh
- Does labor analgesia affect labor outcome? / Scott Segal
- Does anesthesia increase the risk to the parturient undergoing nonobstetric surgery? / Onyi Onuoha.
- Section IX. Pediatric anesthesia. How young Is the youngest infant for outpatient surgery? / Lucinda L. Everett
- Should a child with a respiratory tract infection undergo elective surgery? / Christopher T. McKee, Lynne G. Maxwell, and R. Blaine Easley
- When should regional anesthesia be used in pediatric patients? / Harshad G. Gurnaney, John E. Fiadjoe, and Arjunan Ganesh.
- Section X. Pain management. Optimal postoperative analgesia / Russell L. Bell and Michael A. Ashburn
- Is pre-emptive analgesia clinically effective? / Allan Gottschalk and E. Andrew Ochroch.