Anesthesia Key

Echocardiography Albert C. Perrino Jr. Wanda M. Popescu Nikolaos J. Skubas Key Points Understanding the principles of ultrasound and echo cardiographic instrumentation is essential in optimizing image quality. Performing a…

Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery Lynne R. Ferrari Charles Nargozian Key Points The restricted spaces in the airway require an understanding and cooperative relationship between surgeon and anesthesiologist, and the use…

Anesthesia and Obesity Brenda A. Bucklin Ana Fernandez-Bustamante Key Points Neck circumference is the single best predictor of problematic intubation in morbidly obese patients. A larger neck circumference is associated…

Anesthesia for Ophthalmologic Surgery Kathryn E. Mcgoldrick Steven I. Gayer Key Points Although apprehension is predictable in potentially blind patients awaiting surgery, this problem is often exacerbated in the elderly,…

Endocrine Function Jeffrey J. Schwartz Shamsuddin Akhtar Stanley H. Rosenbaum Key Points The major risk of anesthesia in the poorly controlled thyrotoxic patient is thyroid storm, which must be aggressively…

Peripheral Nerve Blockade Ban C.H. Tsui Richard W. Rosenquist Key Points Peripheral nerve blocks provide effective anesthesia and analgesia in a site-specific manner with the potential for long-lasting effects. Accurate…

Obstetrical Anesthesia Ferne R. Braveman Barbara M. Scavone Marcelle E. Blessing Cynthia A. Wong Key Points As oxygen consumption increases during pregnancy, the maternal cardiovascular system adapts to meet the…

Anesthesia for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeries Girish P. Joshi Anthony Cunningham Key Points Minimally invasive surgery reduces surgical stress and postoperative pain as well as reduces overall morbidity, thus resulting…

Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery James B. Eisenkraft Edmond Cohen Steven M. Neustein Key Points It is important to determine prior to the onset of anesthesia and surgery whether the patient…

The Anesthesia Workstation and Delivery Systems for Inhaled Anesthetics Kevin T. Riutort James B. Eisenkraft Key Points The most important (but often overlooked) item in the pre-use checkout of the…