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Anaesthesia for day case surgery / Jan Jakobsson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford anaesthesia libraryPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2009.Description: 1 online resource (x, 108 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191576003
  • 019157600X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Anaesthesia for day case surgery.DDC classification:
  • 617.9/6 22
LOC classification:
  • RD82.2 .J35 2009eb
NLM classification:
  • 2010 C-961
  • WO 231
Online resources:
Contents:
Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Day surgery, ambulatory anaesthesia, and office-based procedures; 2 Anaesthesia equipment and monitoring in day surgical anaesthesia; 3 Patient selection and preparation for day surgical procedures; 4 Analgesics in day case surgery; 5 Anaesthetics in day case surgery; 6 Muscle relaxation in day case surgery; 7 Airway and ventilation in day case anaesthesia; 8 Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV): still the "little big problem"?; 9 The recovery process and follow-up after day case anaesthesia; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T.
Summary: The use of ambulatory or 'day case' surgery has grown tremendously in Western countries in recent years at the expense of more traditional in-hospital surgical care. In the US, up to 70-80% of all surgical procedures are currently performed on an ambulatory basis. The adaptation of day case surgery still varies considerably between countries and even within countries in Europe. The transition from traditional in-hospital care to day case surgery or ambulatory procedure calls for vigilant planning of steps in preoperative care and a team effort to optimise all parts of patient care as well as ca.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Day surgery, ambulatory anaesthesia, and office-based procedures; 2 Anaesthesia equipment and monitoring in day surgical anaesthesia; 3 Patient selection and preparation for day surgical procedures; 4 Analgesics in day case surgery; 5 Anaesthetics in day case surgery; 6 Muscle relaxation in day case surgery; 7 Airway and ventilation in day case anaesthesia; 8 Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV): still the "little big problem"?; 9 The recovery process and follow-up after day case anaesthesia; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T.

The use of ambulatory or 'day case' surgery has grown tremendously in Western countries in recent years at the expense of more traditional in-hospital surgical care. In the US, up to 70-80% of all surgical procedures are currently performed on an ambulatory basis. The adaptation of day case surgery still varies considerably between countries and even within countries in Europe. The transition from traditional in-hospital care to day case surgery or ambulatory procedure calls for vigilant planning of steps in preoperative care and a team effort to optimise all parts of patient care as well as ca.

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