Widely acknowledged as the foremost introductory text, this latest edition provides the most authoritative and complete overview of anesthesia theory and practice. A second color makes the book even easier to use
Updated information includes new and rapidly changing areas in anesthesia practice New drugs-opioids, local anesthetics, muscle relaxants New regional anesthetic techniques-combined spinal and epidural for obstetrical anesthesia Anesthesia simulators in education of residents and practitioners New airway management techniques-laryngeal mask airway (LMA)
New chapters that reflect the emergence of important components of the anesthesiologists professional Outpatient Surgery-Hospital, Surgicenter, or Office-Based is a new title for the chapter in the 3rd edition Outpatient Surgery.