Complications in Anesthesiology, 3rd Edition (ORIGINAL PDF from Publisher)

by Nikolaus Gravenstein, Robert R. Kirby, Robert R. Kirby (Editor) nThis comprehensive, problem-based textbook discusses the full range of complications in anesthesiology. Major sections cover intraoperative and postoperative complications affecting each organ system?respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, ophthalmologic, renal, hematologic and hemostatic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, obstetric, immunologic and infectious, and disorders of temperature regulation. Coverage includes problems that are rarely mentioned in older textbooks, such as ischemic optic neuropathy and postoperative cognitive dysfunction.nChapters address complications associated with specific equipment and techniques, with adverse drug interactions, and with herbal remedies and over-the-counter medications. Also included are chapters on medicolegal issues and risks to the anesthesiologist.nThe book contains black-and-white illustrations.nProduct DetailsnnnISBN-13: 9780781782630nPublisher: Lippincott Williams & WilkinsnPublication date: 9/1/2007nEdition description: Third EditionnEdition number: 3nPages: 1136