Short description
An emergency procedures guide that should provide the anaesthetist with theoretical basis for handling even the most unexpected complications. It covers decision making, human performance issues and the basic princples of anaesthesia crisis management.
Long description
An emergency procedures guide that should provide the anaesthetist with a theoretical basis for handling even the most unexpected complications. The chapters are divided into 2 sections. Section 1: basic principles of crisis management in anesthesiology and section 2: catalogue of critical events in anesthesiology. Section 2 is a systematic compilation of emergency procedures for the kinds of crisis which are often encountered in clinical practice and comprises of over 75% of the book. This section details the aetiology, typical situations, methods for prevention, manifestations, similar events and even complications to watch out for when dealing with a major crisis. Presented as a hierarchical list of what to check for or to do, the catalogue is designed to improve recognition and response to crisis situations. The book: provides proven techniques to forestall crisis situation and valuable methods to effectively manage them should they occur; uses a general approach to management that can easily be applied to almost any crisis situation; thoroughly covers decision making, human performance issues and the basic principles of anaesthesia crisis management; covers various events that can occur during practice including cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, neurologic, equipment, cardiac anaesthesia, obstetric and paediatric.