Strategies for Patient Assessment and Scheduling

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Fig. 12.1 Waiting for pre-operative evaluation Patient Assessment The American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preanesthesia Evaluation defines preanesthesia as the process of clinical assessment that precedes the delivery of…

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Surgical Mission Trips as a Component of Medical Education and Residency Training

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ram Roth, Elizabeth A.M. Frost, Clifford Gevirtz and Carrie L.H. Atcheson (eds.)The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health10.1007/978-3-319-09423-6_24 24. Surgical Mission Trips as a Component of Medical Education and Residency Training Peter J. Taub1  …

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Trauma, War, and Managing Vascular and Orthopedic Injuries

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ram Roth, Elizabeth A.M. Frost, Clifford Gevirtz and Carrie L.H. Atcheson (eds.)The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health10.1007/978-3-319-09423-6_22 22. Trauma, War, and Managing Vascular and Orthopedic Injuries John Benjamin1   and John Rotruck1   (1) Department…

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Management of Pain in Less Developed Countries

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Fig. 19.1 WFSA Analgesic Ladder Starting with strong parenteral opioids, ketamine, and/or local anesthetic, there is then a step down to oral opioids and finally to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and…

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Saving Sight in Developing Countries

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Agent Effect Ventilation pattern Hypoventilation increases IOP, hyperventilation decreases IOP Intravenous induction and inhaled agents All decrease IOP except possibly ketamine; etomidate decreases IOP but myoclonus upon injection may be…

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