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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the companion website; Part IIntroduction; Chapter 1 The role of the perioperative medicine physician; The scope of perioperative medicine; Clinical data; The future; References; Chapter 2The role of the preadmission clinic; Patient assessment; Risk factor identification and management, and patient optimisation; Improve safety and quality of patient care; Improve hospital efficiency; Patient support, education and awareness; Record keeping and research; References; Chapter 3Consent |
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Ethical and legal basis of consentElements of a valid consent; Consent by junior doctors; Documenting consent; Special circumstances; References; Chapter 4The early postoperative round; Establish rapport; Scan the record; Take a history; Examine the patient; Troubleshoot the basics; Manage pain effectively; Detecting deterioration; Communicate with other staff and formulate an early postoperative plan; References; Chapter 5Quality improvement and patient safety; Introduction; The individual and the system; Safety of the perioperative patient; Quality improvement; Individual factors |
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Team trainingOrganisational and regulatory factors; References; Chapter 6Intraoperative and postoperative monitoring; Cardiovascular system; Respiratory system; Cerebral monitoring; Major organ function; References; Chapter 7Drugs used for anaesthesia and sedation; Definitions; Mechanism of action of anaesthetic and sedative drugs; Basic pharmacological concepts; Medications used as sole anaesthetic agents; Sedative agents; References; Chapter 8The recovery room; What is the recovery room?; Design of the recovery room; Monitoring, equipment and drugs; Recovery room staff |
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Handover of care to the recovery room staffManagement of patients in the recovery room; Common management issues in the recovery room; Discharge of patients from the recovery room; References; Chapter 9Perioperative genomics; Perioperative genomic investigations; Pharmacogenomics and altered drug response (clopidogrel); Epigenomics and chronic pain; Perioperative biobanks; References; Part II Preoperative risk assessment; Chapter 10Perioperative medication management; Cardiovascular medications; Aspirin and other antiplatelet drugs; Warfarin and other anticoagulants; Corticosteroids |
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AntidepressantsAntiepileptics; Antiparkinson medications; Chronic opioid therapy; Herbal medications; References; Chapter 11 The cardiac patient for non-cardiac surgery; Preoperative assessment; Intraoperative management; Postoperative care; References; Chapter 12Cardiovascular risk assessment in cardiac surgery; Scoring systems; Practical application; Conclusion; References; Chapter 13Preoperative cardiac testing; Which patients require preoperative cardiac testing?; Functional capacity; Assessment of cardiac structure and function |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Operating room nursing.
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Perioperative Care
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Operating Room Nursing
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MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General.
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Operating room nursing
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Symons, Joel, 1969- editor.
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Myles, Paul S., editor
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Mehra, Rishi, 1975- editor.
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Ball, C. M. (Christine M.), editor.
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| LC no. |
2015016612 |
| ISBN |
9781118779125 |
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1118779126 |
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9781118779118 |
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1118779118 |
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1118779169 |
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9781118779163 |
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