Practical Ambulatory Anesthesia

A comprehensive guide that offers up-to-date, evidence-based advice on how to provide optimal anesthesia care for ambulatory surgery.

This second edition of the Handbook of Ambulatory Anesthesia has been completely updated and expanded to reflect current practice guidelines and trends in ambulatory anesthesia. This practical manual covers preoperative evaluation, patient and procedure selection, anesthetic techniques, postoperative management, and quality assurance. Additionally, the editors have included all new information on anesthesia for minimally invasive surgery as well as office-based procedures. Written and edited by experts who have developed successful practices at the world's leading institutions, Handbook of Ambulatory Anesthesia includes a broad representation of perspectives and approaches for practitioners in every ambulatory setting.

This volume in The Requisites in Anesthesiology Series concisely presents all of the knowledge essential to the safe practice of ambulatory anesthesia. It covers anesthetic agents and adjunctive techniques that provide rapid recovery with fewer side effects, all the while maintaining the same high safety standards we have come to expect in a hospital operating room suite. You'll find coverage of everything from patient selection to administration of anesthesia outside the typical operating room setting to cost-effective practice. Case studies in each chapter demonstrate the clinical relevance of the material and test your comprehension. Tightly focused, user-friendly chapters make this book ideal both as a refresher for certification or recertification, and as a reference for everyday clinical practice. Includes case studies in each chapter demonstrate the clinical relevance of the material and test your comprehension. Covers everything from patient selection to administration of anesthesia outside the typical operating room setting to cost-effective practice. Uses a logical, consistent chapter format to facilitate reference. Presents special boxes that highlight relevant case studies · key points · controversies · advantages/disadvantages of drugs, tests, techniques, monitoring approaches, and more. Emphasizes current practice guidelines throughout to ensure the safe and efficacious use of techniques as approved by leading anesthesia societies. Features up to three case studies in each chapter, consisting of a clinical vignette followed by several questions (with answers) that probe your mastery of the relevant knowledge.

Ambulatory care can be a challenging setting in which to provide anesthesia – not all patients are suitable for rapid discharge post-operatively and opinions differ as to which types of surgery should be performed as day cases. This comprehensive guide delivers up-to-date, evidence-based advice on how to provide optimal anesthesia care for ambulatory surgery. Written by a leading clinical anesthesiologist, it provides clear guidance about how to handle particular patients in particular situations. The evidence and scientific knowledge for each issue are presented with reference to major studies and review papers, followed by practical advice based on the author's continuous clinical and scientific experience over 30 years. Topics include planning, equipping and staffing ambulatory units, pharmacology, basic concepts of ambulatory care, pre- and post-operative issues and current controversies. Clinical Ambulatory Anesthesia is essential reading for the clinical, postgraduate anesthesiologist as well as nurse anesthetists involved with ambulatory care.

Ambulatory anesthesia is used for surgical procedures where the patient does not need to stay overnight in the hospital. The same anesthetics that are used in the operating room setting are used in the ambulatory setting, including general, regional and local anesthetics. Sedation anesthetics are also given in the ambulatory setting. This issue will cover best practices and procedures for perioperative care, regional anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, administering office anesthesia, and more.

This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, edited by Dr. Michael T. Walsh in collaboration with Consulting Editor Lee Fleisher, is focused on Ambulatory Anesthesia. Topics in this issue include: Preoperative evaluation for ambulatory anesthesia; Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea in the ambulatory patient; Pediatric ambulatory anesthesia challenges; Safety in dental anesthesia for office-based practitioners; Office-based anesthesia; Regional anesthesia for the ambulatory anesthesiologist; Anesthesia for same-day total joint; Enhanced recovery in outpatient surgery; Outcomes in ambulatory anesthesia: Measuring what matters; ASC Medical director issues; NORA: Anesthesia in the GI suite; MACRA/MIPS/APM, etc: Payment issues in ambulatory anesthesia; Emergency response in the ASC; and Quality Improvement in ambulatory anesthesia.

Completely updated and now in full color throughout with many new illustrations, the Fourth Edition of this practical manual is a step-by-step guide to performing regional anesthesia procedures. This edition's improved and expanded program of illustrations includes detailed full-color anatomical drawings and clinical photographs correlated to drawings of needle placements. The state-of-the-art coverage includes the latest advances in ultrasound-guided procedures and continuous catheterization. A consistent outline format throughout this edition makes the text accessible and easy to use. Chapters cover all areas of regional anesthesia, including peripheral, central, obstetric, pediatric, ophthalmic, head and face, ambulatory anesthesia, and postoperative pain management.

Spanish version also available, ISBN: 84-8174-124-8