Anaesthetic and Perioperative Complications - Title page

pp iii-iii

Copyright page

pp iv-iv

Contents

pp v-vi

Foreword

pp vii-viii

Contributors

pp ix-x

Abbreviations

pp xi-xiv

Section 1 - Generic aspects of complications

pp 1-22

1 - Preventing complications

pp 1-9

2 - Managing complications

pp 10-17

3 - Risk management

pp 18-22

Section 2 - Clinical aspects of complications

pp 23-200

4 - Airway complications during anaesthesia

pp 23-42

5 - Respiratory complications

pp 43-53

6 - Cardiovascular complications

pp 54-69

7 - Complications of blood products and fluid infusions

pp 70-80

8 - Complications during obstetric anaesthesia

pp 81-92

9 - Perioperative neurological complications

pp 93-106

10 - Hepatic, renal and endocrine complications

pp 107-118

11 - Injury during anaesthesia

pp 119-129

12 - Regional anaesthesia complications

pp 130-152

13 - Body temperature complications

pp 153-164

14 - Equipment malfunction

pp 165-174

15 - Drug reactions

pp 175-186

16 - Management of postoperative complications

pp 187-200

Section 3 - Ethical and medico-legal complications

pp 201-209

17 - Before complications occur

pp 201-209

18 - After complications occur

pp 210-220

19 - Risk factors for litigation

pp 221-231

20 - Management of complaints and litigation in the UK

pp 232-240