Perioperative Care: Anesthesia, Medicine, and Surgery

This concise multi-specialty approach to perioperative medicine covers the most important current topics related to high risk, outcome, cost-effectiveness and medical-legal implications. The scope of information is extensive, yet is concise enough to be practical and therefore able to orient the non-anesthesiologist to the issues involved with a perioperative consult.Clearly explains how to make the best pre- and post-operative decisions (in coordination with the surgeon) when asked to perform perioperative consults. Covers the various types of assessment and treatment, logically organized according to body system, presenting complete information for the anesthesiologist and non-anesthesiologist alike. Prompts the reader to think through possible complications and arrive at the expected level of risk for a particular patient. Presents a selection of current topics involved in the task of a perioperative consultation: acute post-operative pain management, outcome, cost-effectiveness, medical-legal issues, and more.