CHAPTER 22 Anesthesia for Disorders of Blood
Show moreShow less Introduction Blood is the carrier of oxygen because of hemoglobin in the red blood cells (RBCs). It also plays an important role in the cessation of bleeding…
CHAPTER 21 Anesthesia for Immune-Mediated and Infectious Diseases
Show moreShow less Introduction The immune system plays a pivotal role in protecting an individual from many infectious agents and leading a healthy life. The abnormal response can result in…
CHAPTER 19 Anesthesia for Endocrine Disorders
Show moreShow less Introduction Endocrine disorders are not uncommon in clinical practice. The abnormalities can range from subclinical hypothyroidism to overt pheochromocytoma. An uncontrolled and poorly optimized state can lead…
CHAPTER 18 Anesthesia for Renal Diseases
Show moreShow less Anesthesia for Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the progressive, irreversible deterioration of renal function that results from a wide variety of diseases. Patients having…
CHAPTER 17 Anesthesia for Liver Diseases
Show moreShow less Preoperative Evaluation of Liver Function Evaluation should be directed at establishing the etiologic diagnosis, then grading or estimating how severe the disease is, and finally staging the…
CHAPTER 16 Anesthesia for Central Nervous Diseases
Show moreShow less Introduction Patients with diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) may require diagnostic, therapeutic as well as a surgical intervention under anesthesia. The pharmacodynamic effects of anesthetic…
CHAPTER 15 Anesthesia for Respiratory Diseases
Show moreShow less Introduction Respiratory illnesses often complicate anesthetic management of patients in elective as well as emergency surgeries. Patients with respiratory diseases are at risk of desaturation, laryngospasm, and…
CHAPTER 14 Anesthesia and Cardiac Disease
Show moreShow less Introduction Heart, the pump of the cardiovascular system, often poses challenges to anesthetists during perioperative care when part of its functional capability is lost. Cardiac diseases can…
CHAPTER 13 Peripheral Nerve Blocks (AS5.3)
Show moreShow less Introduction Daycare/ambulatory anesthesia, aiming at early discharge and resumption of daily activities, has prompted the anesthesiologists to mold the anesthetic techniques for the provision of the same….
CHAPTER 12 Central Neuraxial Blocks
Show moreShow less Introduction Central neuraxial blocks (CNBs) collectively encompass the subarachnoid/spinal, epidural, caudal epidural, and combined spinal-epidural anesthesia. Before the advent of anesthesia, crude methods have been described in…
