Anaesthesia : a very short introduction / Aidan O'Donnell.

  • O'Donnell, Aidan (Anesthetist)
Date:
2012
  • Books

About this work

Description

How does anesthesia work? What are the risks? And how does the anesthetist know if you are really asleep? In this brisk survey, Aidan O'Donnell takes the reader on a tour of modern anesthetic practice.

Publication/Creation

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Physical description

146 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

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Edition

First edition.

Contents

Suspended animation: concepts of anaesthesia -- Historical perspective -- Nuts and bolts -- Bells and whistles -- Anaesthetic drugs and fluids -- Local and regional anaesthesia -- The different branches of anaesthesia -- Side effects, complications, and risks of anaesthesia -- Anaesthesia tomorrow.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-140) and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WO200 2012O26a
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780199584543
  • 0199584540