JV Divatia

Perioperative care is the care that is given before and after surgery. This textbook is a complete guide to the anaesthetic and critical care management of patients undergoing complex surgeries in all organ systems of the body. Topics cover all age groups – neonates, children, and adults. Divided into 11 sections, the book begins with a general overview of critical care in the perioperative period discussing airway management, pain, fluid and electrolyte therapy, shock, arterial blood gas analysis, respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation, and thromboembolism. The following sections cover surgeries in different organ systems and patient groups – cardiothoracic and vascular, neurosciences, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, orthopaedics, head and neck, and transplantation. The final section explains selected miscellaneous topics including nutrition, haemodynamic monitoring, echocardiography, renal replacement therapy, and antibiotics. Compiling 700 pages, the comprehensive text is further enhanced by clinical photographs, diagrams and tables. Key points Comprehensive guide to perioperative critical care in neonates, children and adultsCovers complex surgeries in all organ systemsIncludes discussion on imaging, airway management, and ventilationHighly illustrated with clinical photographs, diagrams and tables

The fifth edition of this comprehensive review of anaesthesia provides trainees with the latest information and developments in the field. Divided into two sections, the first part of the book discusses anaesthetic care for diseases and disorders across 41 cases. The second section covers the complete range of anaesthesia equipment. The text has been fully revised and this edition includes topics such as morbid obesity, traumatic brain injury, airway management, and chronic kidney disease (Section 1); and pulmonary function tests, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, video laryngoscopes, and oxygen therapy devices (Section 2). The book is presented in an easy to follow question and answer format, with emphasis on topics often encountered in examinations. The practical text is highly illustrated with clinical photographs, diagrams and tables to assist learning. Key points Comprehensive review of anaesthesia for traineesFully revised, fifth edition, presented in question and answer formatEmphasis on topics often encountered in examinationsPrevious edition (9789352700493) published in 2017