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Advances in Anesthesia, 2021
- 1st Edition, Volume 39-1 - November 2, 2021
- Author: Thomas M. McLoughlin
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 9 7 0 6 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 9 7 0 7 - 5
Advances in Anesthesia reviews the year’s most important questions in anesthesiology. A distinguished editorial board identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and inv… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Anesthesia reviews the year’s most important questions in anesthesiology. A distinguished editorial board identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in anesthesiology bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care.
- Provides in-depth, clinical reviews in anesthesiology, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information in the field under the leadership of an experienced editorial team; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright-Page
- Associate Editors
- Contributors
- Preface
- Are Surgical Site Infections an Anesthesiologist's Problem?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Perioperative antibiotics
- Antibiotic timing
- Antibiotic delivery
- Antibiotic concentration
- Other considerations
- Summary
- Conflicts of interest/disclosure
- Current Approaches to Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta Use in Trauma and Obstetrics
- Key points
- Introduction
- Principles of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta placement
- Physiology of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta balloon inflation
- Reperfusion management in resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta
- Data for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in civilian trauma
- Data for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in obstetrics
- Risks and complications of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta
- Summary
- care points
- Scratching the Surface: Endothelial Damage in Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock
- Key points
- Introduction
- Endothelial glycocalyx structure
- Traumatic hemorrhagic shock and endotheliopathy of trauma
- Therapeutic options for endothelial dysfunction in traumatic hemorrhage
- Summary
- care points
- Optimizing a Surgical Practice from Start to Finish
- Key points
- Introduction: The need for change
- Practice optimization case study: The oasis projects
- Methodology for practice optimization: The roadmap to change
- Lean and health system engineering tools and principles: Purpose and application
- Discussion: Lessons learned
- Summary
- care points
- Perioperative Considerations for Person-Centered Gender-Affirming Surgery
- Key points
- Introduction
- Preoperative considerations
- Facial feminization
- Vocal feminization
- Facial masculinization
- Chest binding
- Perioperative risk assessment
- Additional testing
- Intraoperative considerations
- Drug dosing
- Drug interactions
- Airway
- Postoperative considerations
- Cultural humility to guide person-centered gender-affirming care
- Summary
- care points
- Pushing the Envelope: New Patients, Procedures, and Personal Protective Equipment in the Ambulatory Surgical Center for the COVID-19 Era
- Key points
- Introduction
- Patient populations
- Ambulatory procedures
- Orthopedic surgery
- Endoscopy
- Plastic surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Thoracic surgery
- Gynecologic surgery
- Pediatric surgery
- COVID-19
- Postoperative outcomes in COVID-19
- COVID-19 testing
- COVID-19 vaccination
- Personal protective equipment in the age of COVID-19
- Case cancellation in the COVID-19 era
- Summary
- care points
- Perioperative Considerations for Patients with a Known Diagnosis of Dementia
- Key points
- Introduction
- Dementia types, prevalence, and genetics
- Preoperative considerations
- Intraoperative considerations
- Postoperative considerations
- Future directions
- Care points
- Influence of Perioperative Handoffs on Complications and Outcomes
- Key points
- Introduction
- Significance
- Communication: Briefing and debriefing
- The perioperative environment
- Standardizing handoff communication
- Teamwork
- Anesthesia handoff components (intraoperative and postanesthesia)
- Surgical case elements
- The World Health Organization surgical safety checklist
- Intraoperative handoffs
- Postoperative handoffs
- Postoperative transitions to the intensive care unit
- Postanesthesia care unit (PACU)
- Transitioning the postprocedural patient from the postanesthesia care unit
- Summary
- Care points
- The Impact of COVID-19 on the Status of the Anesthesiologists’ Well-Being
- Key points
- Introduction
- Definition of burnout
- Prevalence of burnout in anesthesiology
- Contributors of burnout in anesthesiology
- Impact of physician burnout on institutions
- Impact of burnout on individuals
- Consequences of COVID-19 on burnout in anesthesiology
- Identifying burnout in anesthesiology departments
- Am I burned out or just stressed?
- Prevention of burnout and emotional exhaustion from COVID-19
- Strategies to recover from burnout
- Developing well cultures
- Summary
- Funding source
- Neuromuscular Blockade Monitoring and Reversal: A Clinical and Pharmacoeconomic Update
- Key points
- Introduction: nature of the problem
- Indications/contraindications
- Complications and management
- Reporting, follow-up, and clinical implications
- Outcomes
- Current controversies/future considerations
- Summary
- care points
- Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound
- Key points
- Introduction
- Airway ultrasound
- Lung ultrasound
- Abdominal/pelvic ultrasound (fast examination)
- Gastric ultrasound
- Focused cardiac ultrasound
- Summary
- Care points
- Regional Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery: A Review of Fascial Plane Blocks and Their Uses
- Key points
- Introduction
- Background
- Thoracic fascial plane blocks
- Transversus thoracis muscle plane block
- Pectointercostal fascial plane block
- Pectoralis nerve block
- Serratus anterior plane block
- Erector spinae plane block
- Discussion
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Care Points
- Supplementary Data
- Simulation Training for Crisis Management: Demonstrating Impact and Value
- Key points
- History Of crew resource management in anesthesia
- Classic crisis resource management
- The checklist
- Advanced cardiovascular life support
- Anesthetists nontechnical skills system, an early alternative model of crisis resource management
- Simulation education in obstetric emergencies
- Team strategies and tools to enhance performance and patient safety
- Simulation in times of public health crisis
- Simulation in continuing professional development
- Challenges in integrating crisis resource management training with simulation into practice
- Catalyst for lifelong learning
- Telehealth in Anesthesia
- Key points
- Introduction
- Advantages of virtual preoperative encounters
- Approach to preoperative telemedicine
- Limitations and risks of telehealth
- Summary
- Care points
- Anesthesia for Fetal Interventions - An Update
- Key points
- Introduction
- Anesthetic management considerations
- Anesthetic techniques
- Emerging trends
- Summary
- Care points
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 39-1
- Published: November 2, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323897068
- eBook ISBN: 9780323897075
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Thomas M. McLoughlin
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Chair, Department
of Anesthesiology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown; and Professor of
Surgery, Division of Surgical Anesthesiology, University of South Florida College
of Medicine, Tampa, Florida