Lee's Synopsis of Anaesthesia

This pocket-sized comprehensive classic, crammed with useful facts, is back in a fully-updated 13th edition. Ideal for the practising anaesthetist or senior trainee, it covers a vast range of topics in a clear, concise and readable style. Focusing on the practical rather than the theoretical, it discusses both rare and common conditions. General sections cover topics such as preparation, techniques, post-operative care and pain management, whilst other sections discuss anaesthesia for specific operations and situations.

Features

# Highly templated approach to each chapter
# Pocketbook size retained for the new edition
# Dictionary of rare medical diseases (separate lists for adult and paediatric) included in the appendices
# Key up-to-date references included at the end of each chapter
# Text presented in short, readable ‘chunks’ with frequent use of bullet lists and tables
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What's New

# For the first time the book will change to a multi-contributed format
# New section on Training and Standards
# Over 100 new illustrations
# More tables and boxes included throughout
# Useful websites listed in the appendices
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Contents

Section 1 Prepartion of the patient for surgery
1.1 Assessment and preparation
1.2 Medical diseases influencing anaesthesia

Section 2 General Anaesthesia
2.1 Anaesthetic equipment
2.2 Monitoring
2.3 Administration of volatile anaesthetics and gases
2.4 Intraveneous anaesthesia
2.5 Muscle relaxants
2.6 Intravascular techniques and blood transfusion
2.8 Acid-base, electrolyte balance and nutrition
2.9 Resuscitation

Section 3 Case of the patient after surgery
3.1 Care in the recovery area
3.2 Acute pain management
3.3 Complications of anaesthesia

Section 4 Regional Anaesthesia
4.1 Local anaesthetic agents
4.2 Techniques of regional anaesthesia
4.3 Spinal anaesthesia--intradural & extradural

Section 5 Anaesthesia for various procedures
5.1 Abdominal surgery
5.2 Cardiac surgery
5.3 Day surgery
5.4 Endocrine surgery
5.5 Gynaecological surgery
5.6 Neonatal & paediatric surgery
5.7 Neurosurgery
5.8 Obstetrics
5.9 Ophthalmic surgery
5.10 Oral, dental, and maxillofacial surgery
5.11 Orthopaedic and trauma surgery
5.12 Otorhinolaryngology
5.13 Plastic surgery and the care of burns
5.14 Thoracic surgery
5.15 Anaesthesia in unusual environments
5.16 Urological surgery
5.17 Vascular surgery

Section 6 Non-acute pain
6.1 Non-acute pain

Section 7 Training and standards in anaesthesia
7.1 Training and standards in anaesthesia

Appendices
1 Dictionary of adult medical disorders
2 Dictionary of paediatric medical disorders

Index