Clinical Ambulatory Anesthesia

Ambulatorycarecanbeachallengingsettinginwhichtoprovideanesthesia–notallpatientsaresuitableforrapiddischargepost-operativelyandopinionsdifferastowhichtypesofsurgeryshouldbeperformedasdaycases.Thiscomprehensiveguidedeliversup-to-date,evidence-basedadviceonhowtoprovideoptimalanesthesiacareforambulatorysurgery.Writtenbyaleadingclinicalanesthesiologist,itprovidesclearguidanceabouthowtohandleparticularpatientsinparticularsituations.Theevidenceandscientificknowledgeforeachissuearepresentedwithreferencetomajorstudiesandreviewpapers,followedbypracticaladvicebasedontheauthor'scontinuousclinicalandscientificexperienceover30years.Topicsincludeplanning,equippingandstaffingambulatoryunits,pharmacology,basicconceptsofambulatorycare,pre-andpost-operativeissuesandcurrentcontroversies.ClinicalAmbulatoryAnesthesiaisessentialreadingfortheclinical,postgraduateanesthesiologistaswellasnurseanesthetistsinvolvedwithambulatorycare.