Laryngeal Mask Anesthesia
Title | Laryngeal Mask Anesthesia PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph R. Brimacombe |
Publisher | Saunders Limited. |
Pages | 718 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Medical |
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This highly illustrated, comprehensive yet practical guide provides a complete, highly visual, step-by-step guide to using the Laryngeal Mask Airway. Containing over 250 top quality photographs accompanied by over 100 line diagrams, anatomy and technique are clarified for the reader in a uniquely visual way. In addition, the images are supplemented with comprehensive background information made highly accessible with textual summaries and key points. The text will also highlight common pitfalls and give guidance on how to avoid them. Boxed "case histories" will be integrated throughout the book to demonstrate the clinical scenarios and applications of the LMA. The second edition contains essential information and guidelines on basic and advanced uses of the LMA in anesthesiology, with emphasis on its role in management of the difficult airway and resuscitation. Laryngeal Mask Anesthesia: Principles and Practice, second edition, will continue to be an invaluable resource for all those who need to understand, implement and expand their use of this valuable and innovative airway management device.
The Laryngeal Mask Airway
Title | The Laryngeal Mask Airway PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph R. Brimacombe |
Publisher | Bailliere Tindall Limited |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Medical |
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A practical guide which brings together the essentials of the LMA, as well as highlighting particular clinical problems and pitfalls. This text includes illustrations to explain the procedural stages of LMA insertion and describes anatomical, physiological and pathophysiological implications.
Principles of Airway Management
Title | Principles of Airway Management PDF eBook |
Author | Brendan T. Finucane |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 513 |
Release | 2006-05-05 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0387226508 |
Provides well-balanced discussions of the complexities and difficult issues associated with airway management; Excellent organization ensures that the materials will be learned as well as applied in various situations; A new chapter on laryngeal mask airway that provides timely information on its effect on the practice and the reduced need for laryngoscopy and intubation; Contains more than 250 updated illustrations, tables, and boxes; Includes the latest equipment and techniques along with discussions on complications of airway management
Essential Clinical Anesthesia
Title | Essential Clinical Anesthesia PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Vacanti |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 1191 |
Release | 2011-07-11 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1139498401 |
The clinical practice of anesthesia has undergone many advances in the past few years, making this the perfect time for a new state-of-the-art anesthesia textbook for practitioners and trainees. The goal of this book is to provide a modern, clinically focused textbook giving rapid access to comprehensive, succinct knowledge from experts in the field. All clinical topics of relevance to anesthesiology are organized into 29 sections consisting of more than 180 chapters. The print version contains 166 chapters that cover all of the essential clinical topics, while an additional 17 chapters on subjects of interest to the more advanced practitioner can be freely accessed at www.cambridge.org/vacanti. Newer techniques such as ultrasound nerve blocks, robotic surgery and transesophageal echocardiography are included, and numerous illustrations and tables assist the reader in rapidly assimilating key information. This authoritative text is edited by distinguished Harvard Medical School faculty, with contributors from many of the leading academic anesthesiology departments in the United States and an introduction from Dr S. R. Mallampati. This book is your essential companion when preparing for board review and recertification exams and in your daily clinical practice.
Core Topics in Airway Management
Title | Core Topics in Airway Management PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Calder |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 2005-01-06 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 9781841101583 |
Like other titles in the Core Topics series, this book provides an easy-to-read introduction to this important topic that will be of value to a wide spectrum of healthcare professionals including anaesthetists, intensivists, ODPs, theatre and recovery nurses. Concise but comprehensive chapters from experts in the field cover everything from basic anatomy, physiology and applied physics, through the various methods of maintaining the airway under anaesthesia (supraglottic devices, tracheal intubation, tubes/cuffs, endobronchial and double-lumen tubes) to the problem airway (obstruction by infection, tumour or a foreign body, ENT and maxillo-facial surgery, aspiration, obstetrics, trauma, cervical spine disease, intensive care, the 'lost' airway, extubation and recovery), the paediatric airway, disinfection and cleaning of equipment and finally morbidity, mortality and medico-legal issues. 'Real' clinical scenarios, with patient management questions and model answers, are included throughout the book to bring to life some of the key problems encountered in day-to-day practice.
The Difficult Airway
Title | The Difficult Airway PDF eBook |
Author | David B. Glick |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2012-12-05 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0387928499 |
The Difficult Airway provides a comprehensive textual and visual coverage of how to deal with patients who have expected or unexpected difficult airways. The text begins with a description of the incidence and importance of the difficult airway and then describes the ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm created to facilitate the management of “difficult airways.” The majority of the book features a comprehensive step-by-step approach to the rescue techniques listed as part of the ASA Algorithm. Noted experts in each of the techniques have been recruited by the book editors to present the information. Figures throughout the book illustrate important points and procedures. This is a wonderful resource for professionals in the health care field including anesthesiologists, intensive care physicians, emergency room physicians, nurses, and out-of-hospital first responders.
Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery
Title | Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery PDF eBook |
Author | Basem Abdelmalak |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 371 |
Release | 2012-10-18 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1139789481 |
Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery offers a comprehensive synopsis of the anesthetic management options for otolaryngologic and bronchoscopic procedures. Authored by world authorities in the fields of anesthesiology and otolaryngology, both theoretical concepts and practical issues are addressed in detail, providing literature-based evidence wherever available and offering expert clinical opinion where rigorous scientific evidence is lacking. A full chapter is dedicated to every common surgical ENT procedure, as well as less common procedures such as face transplantation. Clinical chapters are enriched with case descriptions, making the text applicable to everyday practice. Chapters are also enhanced by numerous illustrations and recommended anesthetic management plans, as well as hints and tips that draw on the authors' extensive experience. Comprehensively reviewing the whole field, Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery is an invaluable resource for every clinician involved in the care of ENT surgical patients, including anesthesiologists, otolaryngologists and pulmonologists.