Evidence-Based Practice of Anesthesiology

This practical decision-making tool provides concrete, evidence-based guidelines on all aspects of clinical anesthesiology, including preoperative assessment, monitoring and administration of anesthesia during surgery, postoperative intensive care management, and postoperative pain management. Readers will find reliable, up-to-date therapeutic recommendations based on the most recent clinical trials. Coverage encompasses both routine care and complicated and special situations. What's more, tables summarize available literature at a glance.Explores key topics such as preoperative preparation · perioperative management · regional anesthesia · monitoring · cardiovascular anesthesia · neurosurgical anesthesia · obstetrical anesthesia · pediatric anesthesia · and pain. Uses a practical, consistent format in each chapter, providing an overview of the question under discussion · an outline of the available management options · a review of the relevant evidence · identification of areas of uncertainty · a summary of existing management guidelines · and the author's recommendations. Provides tables that summarize the available literature as well as the recommended clinical approaches at a glance. Covers routine care as well as complicated and special situations. Presents the latest information on clinical situations and reviews all clinical options based on the most recent clinical trials.