Stoelting's Pharmacology & Physiology in Anesthetic Practice Sixth Edition

Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures, Sixth Edition

This comprehensive and indispensable manual serves as an essential reference for anesthesiologists, anesthesia residents, CRNAs, and all professionals involved in perioperative care. The sixth edition of this guide brings together both surgical and anesthetic considerations, offering a multidisciplinary perspective on the complexities of modern surgical procedures. Each chapter is collaboratively authored by surgeons and anesthesiologists, ensuring a real-world, practical approach to formulating effective anesthetic plans and managing patients through all stages of surgery.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive Anesthetic Planning:
• Provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative anesthetic considerations in a clear, structured format.
• Emphasizes real-world variables and nuances in surgical procedures that influence anesthetic management.
• Offers easily accessible tables and templates that summarize best practices and key action points.
• Detailed Surgical Insight:
• Describes surgeon’s techniques, procedural variants, and patient characteristics that directly influence anesthesia planning.
• Covers crucial elements such as positioning, procedure duration, postoperative care, and common procedural complications.
• Updated and Illustrated:
• This edition boasts a full-color design, enhancing the clarity and readability of complex tables, diagrams, and illustrations.
• Includes a newly illustrated chapter on regional blocks, making it a vital resource for learning these techniques.
• Enhanced Recovery and THRIVE:
• Introduces detailed ERAS protocols (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery), with a new appendix dedicated to this growing field.
• Features new guidance on the use of transnasal humidified rapid-insufflation ventilatory exchange (THRIVE), a novel technique in intraoperative respiratory management.
• Rapid Reference Tools:
• Convenient tables and figures are included in an easy-to-reference section located at the inside back cover, which highlights essential facts and dermatome charts often overlooked in practice.
• Collaborative Expertise:
• Chapters written by both surgeons and anesthesiologists provide a unique dual perspective, offering valuable insights from both disciplines that are crucial for perioperative care.