Evaluating the Patient Before Anesthesia Jessie L. Cassada Laurie Shapiro I. OVERVIEW The objectives of the preanesthetic evaluation include establishing rapport, becoming familiar with the patient’s surgical illness and coexisting…
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…
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…
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 Cardiac Surgery Nikolaos J. Skubas Adam D. Lichtman Aarti Sharma Stephen J. Thomas Key Points When treating myocardial ischemia, decreasing O2 demand is more important than modifying O2…
Pediatric Anesthesia Jerrold Lerman Key Points The airway in neonates and infants presents unique features that require a clear understanding of the anatomy and physiology of airway structures. Laryngospasm and…
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…
The Liver: Surgery and Anesthesia Randolph H. Steadman Michelle Y. Braunfeld Key Points The liver is the largest internal organ, accounting for 2% of the total body mass of adults….
Neonatal Anesthesia Steven C. Hall Santhanam Suresh Key Points Understanding the physiologic changes that occur during the transition from fetal to neonatal life is crucial to the anesthetic management of…
Anesthesia for Vascular Surgery Todd J. Smaka Timothy E. Miller Michael P. Hutchens Katie Schenning Lee A. Fleisher Tong J. Gan David A. Lubarsky Key Points The anesthesiologist may have…
