Complications in anesthesia / [edited by] John L. Atlee.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pharmacology -- Vasoactive drugs -- Cardiac drugs -- Adjunct therapy -- Anesthetic drugs -- Anesthetic adjuncts -- Miscellaneous drugs and related topics -- General anesthesia -- Preanesthetic assessment -- Anesthetic management issues -- Ancillary topics -- Regional anesthesia and pain management -- Actue and chronic pain management -- Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery -- Thoracic surgery -- Vascular surgery -- Cardiovascular device therapy -- Physiologic imbalance and coexisting disease -- Coexisting disease and altered states -- Equipment and monitoring -- Anesthetic equipment -- Ancillary systems -- Monitoring devices -- Pediatrics and neonatology -- Perioperative management -- Coexisting disease and altered states -- Surgery-related and other issues -- Neurosurgery, ophthalmology, ENT -- Neurosurgery -- Ophthalmology -- Ear, nose, and throat -- Other surgical subspecialties -- Obstetrics and gynecology -- General surgery -- Urologic surgery -- Orthopedic surgery -- Special topics -- Postanesthesia care unit -- Diganostic or therapeutic intervention -- Medicolegal aspects.

This edition has been expanded to include the critical care setting. It explains the nature, likelihood and causes of each problem, and then guides the reader through the appropriate treatment measures. Each type of complication is discussesd in its own chapter, making it easier to quickly locate.