Anesthesia Student Survival Guide

This text is a thorough updating and streamlining of a popular book for the anesthesiology rotation. It is concise, portable, and affordable, and the common chapter format makes it easy to consult 'on the run.' It integrates a case approach with a complete introduction to the specialty and is aimed at medical and nursing students as well as practitioners in critical care who seek a succinct overview of anesthesiology.
Highlights of the new edition:
· Extubation criteria enhanced and clarified
· Ventilator management thoroughly revised
· Guidelines and algorithms for preoperative assessment updated
· Fellowships approved since last edition covered (i.e., obstetrics, pediatrics, and informatics)
· Quality improvement and complications coverage enhanced
· 'Out of OR' chapter dropped
· Shorten book through careful editing