Clinical Monitoring for Anesthesia & Critical Care

Substantially revised to reflect the recent explosion of monitoring device technology, this new 2nd Edition is a comprehensive review of clinical procedures and patient monitoring techniques in anaesthesiology and critical care. Organised by the specific monitoring functions of each device, the book covres monitoring of the anaesthesia machine, patient interface and the use of computers in patient data acquisition and management. The clinical uses of each monitoring device are discussed as well as the potential advantages and disadvantages. Demonstrates both how to work and maintain equipment and how to put the results to effective use Describes both invasive and noninvasive monitoring devices as well as automated and nonautomated monitoring methods Reviews the applied physiology relevant to clinical care that forms the basis for monitoring each chapter