Smith and Aitkenhead's Textbook of Anaesthesia 6/ed

2014 BMA Medical Book Awards 1st Prize Award Winner in Anaesthesia category!
Smith and Aitkenhead’s Textbook of Anaesthesia has become the book of choice for the trainee anaesthetist and is
essential reading for candidates for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and similar examinations. It
is also a highly trusted, practical guide for all anaesthetists and other health care professionals involved in the
perioperative period.

Building on previous worldwide success, this sixth edition has been thoroughly updated and reorganised to reflect
current anaesthetic practice and the basic sciences that directly underpin it. The inclusion of several new chapters
continues to ensure complete coverage of key and evolving areas and new, experienced authors also add a fresh
perspective to this edition. For the first time, Smith & Aitkenhead’s Textbook of Anaesthesia comes with complementary
access to the complete contents online at expertconsult.com, making it more flexible and easy to use than ever before.

Clear and concise coverage of the full range of modern clinical practice - from anaesthetic equipment and pre-operative
assessment through to post-operative care, local anaesthesia, anaesthesia for individual specialties, intensive care
and the management of chronic pain.

New chapters on resuscitation; management of the difficult airway; management of the high-risk patient; anaesthetic
considerations in transplant patients; consent and information; safety and quality improvement and education and
training (appendix)

Clinically relevant basic sciences integrated throughout - including the principles of pharmacology, anaesthetic agents
and physics for the anaesthetist

Take it with you anywhere - rapid access to the full electronic text, downloadable image library and more at
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