Short Textbook of Anesthesia

Ajay Yadav MDSenior Consultant and Head, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, W Pratiksha Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Section 1: Fundamental ConceptsApplied Anatomy, Physiology and Physics Section 2: Equipment in AnesthesiaAnesthesia Delivery Systems (Anesthesia Machine and Circuits)Equipment Section 3: Quintessential in AnesthesiaPreoperative Assessment and PremedicationDifficult Airway ManagementMonitoring in AnesthesiaFluids and Blood Transfusion Section 4: Introduction to AnesthesiaHistory of Anesthesia Section 5: General AnesthesiaIntroduction to General AnesthesiaInhalation Agents: General Principles and Individual AgentsGases Used in AnesthesiaIntravenous AnestheticsMuscle RelaxantsPerioperative Complications of General Anesthesia Section 6: Regional AnesthesiaLocal AnestheticsPeripheral Nerve BlocksCentral Neuraxial Blocks (Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia) Section 7: Anesthesia for Coexisting DiseasesAnesthesia for Cardiovascular Diseases (For Noncardiac Surgeries)Anesthesia for Respiratory DiseasesAnesthesia for Central Nervous System DiseasesAnesthesia for Hepatic DiseasesAnesthesia for Renal Diseases and Electrolyte ImbalancesAnesthesia for Endocrinal DisordersAnesthesia for Neuromuscular DiseasesAnesthesia for immune-mediated and Infectious Diseases Section 8: Subspecialty Anesthetic ManagementAnesthesia for Disorders of the BloodNeurosurgical AnesthesiaAnesthesia for ObstetricsPediatric AnesthesiaGeriatric AnesthesiaAnesthesia for Obese Patients (Bariatric Anesthesia)Anesthesia for LaparoscopyAnesthesia for Ophthalmic SurgeryAnesthesia for ENT SurgeryAnesthesia for Trauma and BurnsAnesthesia for OrthopedicsAnesthesia at Remote LocationsAnesthesia for Daycare Surgery (Outpatient/Ambulatory Surgery) Section 9: Cardiorespiratory CarePain ManagementIntensive Care ManagementCardiopulmonary and Cerebral Resuscitation AppendicesAppendix 1: Pressure Conversion and MiscellaneousAppendix 2: Crash Cart