Smith and Aitkenhead's Textbook of Anaesthesia

Jonathan Thompson is Honorary Professor and Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK Iain Moppett is Professor of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist, Anaesthesia and Critical Care Section, Division of Clinical Neuroscience at University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. Iain Moppett is Professor of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist, Anaesthesia and Critical Care Section, Division of Clinical Neuroscience at University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. Iain Moppett is Professor of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist, Anaesthesia and Critical Care Section, Division of Clinical Neuroscience at University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. Matthew Wiles is a Consultant in the Department of Anaesthesia at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK

• SECTION 1: Basic sciences1 General principles of pharmacology2 Data, statistics and clinical trials3 Inhalational anaesthetic agents and medical gases4 Intravenous anaesthetic and sedative drugs5 Local anaesthetics6 Physiology and pharmacology of pain7 Nausea and vomiting8 Muscle function and neuromuscular block9 Cardiovascular system10 Respiratory system11 Renal system12 Fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance13 Metabolism, stress responses and thermoregulation14 Blood, coagulation and transfusionSECTION 2: Physics and apparatus15 Basic physics for the anaesthetist16 Anaesthetic apparatus17 Clinical measurement and monitoringSECTION 3: Fundamentals of anaesthesia & perioperative medicine18 Quality and safety in anaesthesia19 Preoperative assessment and preparation20 Intercurrent disease and anaesthesia21 Consent and information for patients22 The practical conduct of anaesthesia23 Airway management24 Pain management25 Local and regional anaesthetic techniques26 Complications during anaesthesia27 Management of critical incidents28 Resuscitation29 Point-of-care ultrasound30 Postoperative and recovery room care31 SustainabilitySECTION 4: Clinical anaesthesia32 Anaesthesia for the older person and/or those living with frailty33 Anaesthesia for the patient with obesity34 Paediatric anaesthesia35 Anaesthesia for day surgery36 Anaesthesia for general, gynaecological and genitourinary surgery37 Anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery38 Anaesthesia for ear, nose and throat, maxillofacial and dental surgery39 Anaesthesia for ophthalmic surgery40 Anaesthesia for vascular, endocrine and plastic surgery41 Anaesthesia for neurosurgery42 Anaesthesia for thoracic surgery43 Anaesthesia for cardiac surgery44 Obstetric anaesthesia45 Emergency and trauma anaesthesia46 Anaesthesia in resource-poor areas47 Anaesthesia outside the operating theatre48 Anaesthesia and organ transplantation49 Intensive care

Review of the previous edition:"This book has my unreserved recommendation. I would happily use it myself and recommend it to anyone. It is aimed at a doctor in training but useable by any anaesthetist as it is almost like a ‘bible of anaesthesia’. This is an outstanding, relevant, comprehensive, expert book. It is very useful for current practice and an excellent source of reference. A must have in every anaesthetic department." --BMA Book Awards 2014 review