Table of Contents

Volume 1, Section 1: Applied physiology in anaesthesia
1: Kulraj S. Sidhu, Mfonobong Essiet, Maxime Cannesson: Cardiac and vascular physiology in anaesthetic practice
2: Andrew Lumb and Natalie Drury: Respiratory physiology in anaesthetic practice
3: Robert Hahn: Fluid and electrolyte physiology in anaesthetic practice
4: Mark Bellamy and Joanna K Gordon: Gastrointestinal physiology in anaesthetic practice
5: Kwok Ho: Kidney and acid-base physiology in anaesthetic practice
6: A Absalom and Ram Adapa: Central nervous system physiology in anaesthetic practice
7: Philip Hopkins: Neuromuscular physiology in anaesthetic practice
8: Graine Nicholdon and George Hall: Neuroendocrine physiology in anaesthetic practice
9: Lesley Colvin and Marie Fallon: Pain physiology in anaesthetic practice
10: Helen F Galley and Heather Wilson: Immune system physiology in anaesthetic practice
11: Hanane El Kenz and Phillipe van der Linden: The physiology of blood in anaesthetic practice
Section 2: Applied pharmacology in anaesthesia
12: Eveline van Dorp, Douglas Eleveld, Erik Olofsson, Jaap Vuyk: Drug distribution and elimination in anaesthetic practice
13: David Lambert: Mechanisms and determinants of anaesthetic drug action
14: Jan Hendriks, Andre Van Zundert & Andre De Wolf: Inhaled anaesthetics
15: A Absalom & J Sear: Intravenous anaesthetics
16: Jennifer M Hunter & Thomas Fuchs-Buder: Neuromuscular blockade and reversal
17: Malachy O Columb: Local anaesthetic agents
18: John Williams and Francis Bonnet: Analgesics in anaesthetic practice
19: Lothar A. Schwarte, Stephan A. Loer, J.K. Götz Wietasch, Thomas W.L. Scheeren: Cardiovascular drugs in anaesthetic practice
20: Robert G Hahn: Intravenous fluids in anaesthetic practice
21: Klaus T Olkkola, Hugo EM Vereecke, and Martin Luginbuehl: Drug interactions in anaesthetic practice
22: Phil Hopkins: Adverse drug reactions in anaesthesia
Section 3: Physics, measurement, equipment and hazards
23: Patrick Magee & Mark Tooley: Physics in anaesthesia
24: Antony R. Wilkes: Equipment in anaesthesia
25: Patrick Magee & Mark Tooley: Measurement and monitoring in anaesthesia
26: Martin Luginbühl & Arvi Yli-Hankala: Assessment of the components of anaesthesia
Section 4: Statistics, mathematics, and evidence-based medicine
27: Steven Cruikshank: Mathematical models and anaesthesia
28: Peter Alexander and Malachy O. Columb: Presentation and handling of data, descriptive and inferential statistics
29: Ann Merete Møller: Evidence-based medicine in anaesthesia
30: Simon Howell: Clinical trial designs in anaesthesia
Section 5: The practice of anaesthesia
31: Alistair G McKenzie: The history of anaesthesia
32: Hans Knape: The roles and responsibilities of the anaesthetist
33: Stuart White: Ethics, consent, benefit, and risk in anaesthetic practice
34: Anthony P. Madden: Informatics and technology for anaesthesia
35: Ronnie Glavin, Sven Staender, and Andrew Smith: Human factors and simulation in anaesthetic practice
36: Andrew Smith & Sven Staender: Safety and quality assurance in anaesthesia
37: Hiu Lam and Rob Sneyd: Teaching in anaesthesia
38: Gary Minto and J. Robert Sneyd: Research in anaesthesia
39: Simon A. Ash and Donal J. Buggy: Outcomes of anaesthesia
Section 6: Management of anaesthesia
41: Felix van Lier and Robert Jan Stolker: Pre-operative assessment and optimisation
42: Robert Jan Stolker and Felix van Lier: Choice and interpretation of pre-operative investigations
43: Iain Moppett: Management of anaesthesia
44: Patrick Magee and Mark Tooley: Intra-operative monitoring
45: Alan F. Merry, Simon J. Mitchell and Jonathan G. Hardman: Hazards in anaesthetic practice: general considerations, injury and drugs
46: Alan F. Merry, Simon J. Mitchell and Jonathan G. Hardman: Hazards in anaesthetic practice: body systems and occupational hazards
47: Francis Bonnet, Marc Gentili and Christophe Aveline: Post-surgical analgesia and acute pain management
48: Maurizio Cecconi, Andrew Toner and Mark Hamilton: Post-surgery, and post-anaesthesia complications
Volume 2, Section 7: Procedures, techniques, and therapies
49: Chris Frerk & T Asai: The airway in anaesthetic practice
50: Andrew Bodenham: Vascular access during anaesthesia
51: Hans J Knape: Conscious sedation
52: Dafydd Thomas: Blood conservation and transfusion in anaesthesia
Section 8: Regional anaesthesia
53: Andy Berrill & Pawan Gupta: General principles of regional anaesthesia
54: Andrew Berrill, Will Jones, David Pegg: Regional anaesthesia of the trunk
55: Colin McCartney and Alan Macfarlane: Regional anaesthesia of the upper limb
56: Pawan Gupta & Anurag Vats: Regional anaesthesia of the lower limb
Section 9: The conduct of anaesthesia by surgical specialty
57: Uwe Schirmer & Andreas Koster: Anaesthesia for cardiac surgery
58: Andy Roscoe & Peter Slinger: Anaesthesia for thoracic surgery
59: JP Thompson: Anaesthesia for vascular surgery
60: Markus Klimek, Francisco A. Lobo, Luzius A. Steiner, Cor J. Kalkman: Anaesthesia for neurosurgery and electroconvulsive therapy
61: Chris Dodds & Chandra Kumar: Anaesthesia for ophthalmic surgery
62: William Fawcett: Anaesthesia for abdominal surgery
63: Suzanne Odeberg-Wernerman and Margareta Mure: Anaesthesia for laparoscopic and robotic surgery in urology and gynaecology
64: Alex Sell, Paul Bhalla and Sanjay Bajaj: Anaesthesia for orthopaedic and trauma surgery
65: Sandip K Pal: Anaesthesia for plastic surgery and burns
66: Michael Irwin, Chi Wai Cheung, Gordon Tin Chun Wong: Anaesthesia for ENT, dental, and maxillofacial surgery
67: Peter Biro & Marc Van De Velde: Obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia
68: Mike Ramsey: Anaesthesia for transplant surgery
69: Jan Jakobsson: Anaesthesia for day-stay surgery
Section 10. Paediatric Anaesthesia
70: Niall Wilton, Brian J Anderson & Bruno Marciniak: Anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology in paediatric anaesthesia
71: Andrew Davidson, Adrian Bosenberg & Stephen Stayer: Neonatal anaesthesia
72: Erin Gottlieb, Tony Moores, Tom Pettigrew, Alyson Walker: Anaesthesia for the infant and older child
73: Mike Sury: Procedural sedation in children
74: Tom G Hansen: Acute paediatric pain management
75: Ian A Jenkins and David Rowney: Resuscitation, stabilisation, and transfer of sick and injured children
76: Alistair Cranston, Jillian McFadzean & Rob Wheeler: Ethics, consent, and safeguarding in paediatric anaesthesia
Section 11: The conduct of anaesthesia outside the theatre
77: Nick Crombie, Boukes Eindhoven and Bert Dercksen: Pre-hospital care for the anaesthetist
78: Sebastian Brandt and Hartmut Gehring: Anaesthesia in remote locations
79: P Mahoney, E Kirkman, S Watts, K Smyth, Giles Nordmann, Nicholas T Tarmey, Simon J Mercer, Tom Woolley, Dominic Aldington, Simon Turner, Charlotte Small, and Paul Wood: Military anaesthesia
Section 12: Anaesthesia and concurrent disease
80: Peter Farling & Mike James: Endocrine disease and anaesthesia
81: Philip Hopkins: Musculoskeletal disorders and anaesthesia
82: Mike Nathanson & Steve Gill: Central nervous system pathologies and anaesthesia
83: Gary Mills: Pulmonary disease and anaesthesia
84: Stefan De Hert & Patrick Wouters: Heart disease and anaesthesia
85: Herman Hendriks & Joost de Wolf: Haematological & coagulation disorders and anaesthesia
86: Mark Bellamy & Komal Ray: Hepatic & renal disease and anaesthesia
87: Chris Dodds & Bernadette Veering: Anaesthesia in the elderly
88: Frederique Servin & V. Billard: Anaesthesia for the obese patient
Section 13: Critical care and the anaesthetist
89: AJ Clarkin and NR Webster: Pre-surgical optimisation of the high-risk patient
90: Gernot Marx & Michael Fries: Acute illness in the post-operative period
91: Laura Flutter, Christoph Melzer-Gartzke, Claudia Spies and J Bion: Transport of the critically ill patient
92: Jerry Nolan: Advanced life support

About the Author

Professor Jonathan Hardman is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Professor of Anaesthesia at the University of Nottingham. His research has focussed on critical illness and crisis scenarios, using high-fidelity modelling as the primary methodology. His research group has been continuously funded for over a decade by the UK Research Councils, and has published a number of policy-changing research manuscripts. His clinical
interests include regional anaesthesia, clinical risk assessment & management, and the complications of anaesthesia. He is Director of Research in the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham,
and prior to this, spent several years directing Doctoral Programmes for the University. Outside of his day-to-day employment, he is associate editor-in-chief of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. Michel MRF Struys, MD, PhD, FRCA is professor and chair at the department of anesthesiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. He is also affiliated as Professor to the department of Anesthesiology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium. He is a board
certified anaesthetist in Belgium and the Netherlands and he is also board certified as a clinical pharmacologist in the Netherlands. His clinical interest in mainly in anaesthesia for high-risk
patient undergoing abdominal, oncology, and transplant surgery. In addition to his editorial work for Anesthesia&Analgesia, he is a member of the Editor Board of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. He is member of various national and international scientific organizations and is first or senior author of various publications and the author of multiple books and book chapters.

Reviews

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The Oxford Textbook of Anaesthesia is a viable alternative to other standards and makes a wonderful addition for both the general anesthesiologist and the seasoned subspecialist looking to round out his or her collection.
*Brett J. Elmore, MD, and Edward C. Nemergut, MD, Anesthesia and Analgesia*