Peri-operative care books

This book explores the latest trends in enhanced recovery from colorectal surgery, covering post-surgical fluid management and more, with examples of enhanced recovery pathways and tips on pain control, feeding, mobilisation and...

This handbook focuses on day-to-day clinical practice for healthcare workers involved in the perioperative treatment of neurosurgical patients. It covers potential problems in neurosurgical anesthesia and critical care and offers...

Addresses an issue that every anesthesiologist will encounter many times during the course of his or her career: the patient who arrives for operative care under the influence of legal or illegal drugs. This title provides expert...

This book presents critical, need-to-know concepts in perioperative care, from preoperative risk assessment to postoperative follow-up. This edition includes new information on preoperative assessment, and updated sections on...

Leading experts in fluid management explain what you should know when providing infusion fluids to surgical and critical care patients.

Covers the nuts and bolts of surgical techniques in a step-by-step format that enables learners to effectively apply basic principles to clinical practice. This title features full-color design, a chapter on spinal surgery,...

Covers all aspects of obesity that may impact upon the practice of the anaesthetist, intensivist or other healthcare professional.

A general handbook covering post-surgical complications across all specialties. Particularly relevant for junior doctors and those preparing for their membership of the Royal College of Surgery (MRCS) exams.

Presents protocols and recommendations for care of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This title shows ACLS guidelines and the developments in cardiac surgery. It offers practical guidelines on preoperative evaluation and...

A monograph that provides a systematic approach to the care of the patient undergoing cardiac surgery. It presents the contributions that tackle the spectrum of postoperative cardiac care from routine management and throughput, to...

A reference that includes various vital information you need to succeed on the CAPA and CPAN certification exams and excel in practice. It includes chapters on bariatric care and postoperative and postdischarge nausea and...

* New edition of a successful text for perioperative practitioners and students* Emphasises holistic patient centred care * Focused on key skills and knowledge required by practitioners * Explores the evidence-base for safe and...

The care a patient receives immediately after surgery is crucial to minimizing the risk of complications, but many hospitals still do not have formally organized recovery rooms. Now in its fourth edition, this book has established...

Surgical patients are increasingly undergoing operative procedures that require complex post-operative care followed by prolonged rehabilitation in the community, and few leave surgery without a wound, tube, line or drain.