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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
August 2009
Print publication year:
2004
Online ISBN:
9780511544477
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511544477
Subjects:
Anesthesia, Intensive Care, Pain Management, Medicine
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Book description

Written by international experts in the field, this comprehensive book covers all aspects of obesity that may impact upon the practice of the anaesthetist, intensivist or other healthcare professional dealing with the obese patient. The information is presented in a logical manner - opening chapters cover the underlying pathophysiology of obesity and move on to discuss general risk factors, legal and ethical aspects of anaesthesia, changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, pre-operative assessment and management. The main section of the book then focuses on specific problems such as renal function, DVT, patient positioning, airway management and ventilation, pulse oximetry, TOE, brain monitoring and BIS, general, spinal and epidural anaesthesia, volatile anaesthetics and drug delivery. A final section includes chapters that detail the nursing, ICU and trauma management of the obese patient, and covers key topics such as anaesthesia for caesarean section, ECG, infection control, haemodynamic monitoring, post-anaesthetic care and postoperative analgesia.

Reviews

'Alvarez's lucid presentation of these complex and timely issues is an achievement in itself, but even more so is his production of a very readable book. This book is assured to inform and complement the busy clinician. I recommend it to every physician involved in the care of the morbidly obese patient.'

Source: Obesity Surgery

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Contents
  • 18 - Respiratory monitoring
    pp 255-260
    • By M. Tucci, Chef de Clinique, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital (CHUV), CH- 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; visiting scholar, Department of Anesthesiology, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA, V. Bansal, Resident, Department of Anesthesiology, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA, E.M. Camporesi, Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Professor of Physiology, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
  • 28 - Nursing management
    pp 371-380
    • By S.M. Burns, Professor of Nursing and APN 2, MICU, McLeod Hall School of Nursing, Charlottesville, VA, USA, D. Charlebois, Pulmonary Transplant Coordinator and APN 1, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA, M. Deivert, Trauma Care Coordinator, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA, J. Krenitsky, Clinical Nutritionist, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA, D. Wilmoth, Performance Improvement Program, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA

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