Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia

1. General considerations; 2. Consent and anaesthetic risk; 3. Cardiovascular disease; 4. Perioperative arrhythmia; 5. Respiratory disease; 6. Renal disease; 7. Hepatic disease; 8. Endocrine and metabolic disease; 9. Bone, joint and connective tissue disorders; 10. Haematological disorders; 11. Neurological and muscular disorders; 12. Psychiatric disorders and drugs; 13. Uncommon conditions; 14. Cardiac surgery; 15. Thoracic surgery; 16. Neurosurgery; 17. Vascular surgery; 18. Orthopaedic surgery; 19. Plastic surgery; 20. General surgery; 21. Liver transplantation and resection; 22. Endocrine surgery; 23. Urological surgery; 24. Gynaecological surgery; 25. Ear, nose and throat surgery; 26. Maxillofacial and dental surgery; 27. Opthalmic surgery; 28. Day surgery; 29. Laser surgery; 30. CT and MRI imaging; 31. Anaesthesia for the elderly; 32. Obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia; 33. Paediatrics and neonatal anaesthesia; 34. The critically ill patient; 35. Anaesthetic emergencies; 36. Airway assessment and management; 37. Practical issues; 38. Blood products and fluid therapy; 39. Acute pain; 40. Postoperative nausea and vomiting; 41. Regional anaesthesia; 42. Drug formulary; 43. Normal values

This is a book for the trainee to know cover to cover, dipping into relevant sections to reinforce their experience before, during and after an anaesthetic. Consultants will also benefit as it provides a highly practical approach to keeping up to date with developments in anaesthesia outside one's area of day-to-day practice. BMA Medical Book Competition 2007