Local and regional anesthesia

Anaesthesia by Helen Keates

This note covers History of Anaesthesia, Anaesthesia and the Respiratory System, Anaesthesia and the Cardiovascular System, Drug Handling and Administration, Anaesthetic Machines, Inhalation Anaesthesia, Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation, Injectable Drugs, Monitoring, Analgesia, Species differences, Local Anaesthesia, Oxygen Toxicity, Small Animal Euthanasia.

Author(s): Helen Keates, School of Veterinary Science University of Queensland

156 Pages

Current Topics in Anesthesiology

Throughout the history of thousands of years of medicine, it felt a great need to anesthesia for surgical operations, and only in 1846, Morton's introduction of ether anesthesia began scientific anesthesiology. In this book, current drugs and applications for anesthesiology as well as new developments for the use of ultrasonography are presented.

Author(s): Riza Hakan Erbay

152 Pages

Practical Points in Anesthesia

This book covers the following topics: The Induction of Anesthesia, Cardiac Collapse, Respiratory Collapse, When Shall the Patient be Declared Ready for Operation, Maintenance of the Surgical Plane of Anesthesia, Some Important Reflexes, Vomiting during Anesthesia, Obstructed Breathing, The Use of the Breathing Tube, Indications for Stimulation during Anesthesia, The Influence of Morphine on Narcosis, General Course of the Anesthesia, Awakening, Recession of the Tongue after Narcosis, Post-Operative Distress, Morphine-Anaesthol-Ether Sequence, Minor Anesthesia with Ethyl Chloride, Intubation Anesthesia.

Author(s): Frederick-Emil Neef

NA Pages

Clinical Use of Local Anesthetics

Local anesthetics are being increasingly applied in different surgeries. Lower side effects of neuroaxial anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and field block, in comparison to general anesthesia , are the main reasons why physicians prefer to conduct surgeries under local anesthesia, especially in outpatient and day care surgeries.

Author(s): Asadolah Saadatniaki

102 Pages