Administration of General Anesthesia
Administration of General Anesthesia William J. Sauer Stuart A. Forman The primary goals of general anesthesia are to maintain the health of the patient while safely providing amnesia, hypnosis (lack…
Intravenous and Inhalation Anesthetics
Intravenous and Inhalation Anesthetics Jason S. Lee Ken Solt I. PHARMACOLOGY OF INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETICS Intravenous (IV) anesthetics are commonly used for the induction and maintenance of general anesthesia and for…
Safety in Anesthesia
Safety in Anesthesia Solmaz Poorsattar Manuel May Pian-Smith I. SAFETY IN ANESTHESIA A. Anesthesiology has led the patient safety movement, and anesthesia-related adverse outcomes have drastically declined since the 1960s….
The Anesthesia Machine
The Anesthesia Machine Adeola O. Sadik Gregory Ginsburg I. OVERVIEW The basic function of the anesthesia machine is to prepare a gas mixture of precisely known and variable composition for…
Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia
Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia Courtney Maxey-Jones Elizabeth Cox Williams I. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in the United States, there are approximately 1.7…
Specific Considerations with Endocrine Disease
Specific Considerations with Endocrine Disease Becky Y. K. Tsui Robert A. Peterfreund Stephanie L. Lee I. DIABETES MELLITUS A. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic systemic disease characterized by an…
Specific Considerations with Cardiac Disease
Specific Considerations with Cardiac Disease Christina Anne Jelly Olof Viktorsdottir I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS An estimated one in three of Americans has one or more types of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Mortality…
Specific Considerations with Liver Disease
Specific Considerations with Liver Disease Matthew C. Gertsch Wilton C. Levine I. HEPATIC ANATOMY A. Liver Structure 1. The anatomic unit of the liver is lobule. The lobule is composed…
Specific Considerations with Renal Disease
Specific Considerations with Renal Disease Samuel Vanderhoek William Benedetto I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Approximately 5% of the population has renal disease, with a trend toward increasing prevalence with age. Perioperative renal…
Specific Considerations with Pulmonary Disease
Specific Considerations with Pulmonary Disease Yiuka Leung Kenneth E. Shepherd I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Postoperative pulmonary complications (POPCs) such as exacerbation of preexisting lung disease, pneumonia, and/or respiratory failure are as…
