Carol L. Lake, MD, Chief of Staff, Department of Anesthesiology University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Roberta Hines, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Casey D. Blitt, MD, DABA, FACA, Risk Manager; Medical Director, Surgical Services, Old Pueblo Anesthesia, Tucson, AZ
 

This new reference features the combined efforts of Drs. Carol L. Lake, Roberta Hines and Casey D. Blitt - three highly regarded experts in the field. This team results in the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art resource on the current practices and equipment used in monitoring in clinical anesthesia and intensive care units today.
 

Features

• Focuses on all aspects of clinical monitoring, including complete chapters on all major monitoring modalities.
• Integrates information on pediatric monitoring into each chapter.
• Features chapters on hot topics such as Plethysmography * Anesthesia Stimulators * Point of Care testing * Office-Based Anesthesia Monitoring * and Monitoring Pain Management Procedures.
• Offers chapters on Patient Safety and Cost-Benefits Monitoring.
• Employs a user-friendly organization by types of monitors--including cardiac, neuroanesthesis, and obstetric.
• Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of specific equipment.
• Depicts key concepts and techniques of monitoring in over 295 illustrations--including color photos of echocardiography.

Contents

 General Principles

History and Philosophy of Monitoring
Information Systems
Simulators
Monitoring and Patient Safety
Electrical Safety
Principles of Pressure Monitoring

Central And Peripheral Nervous Systems

Evoked Potentials
EEG and Monitoring of Anesthetic Depth (BIS)
Monitoring Intracranial Pressure
Monitoring the Neuromuscular Junction
Specialized Neurophysiologic Monitoring (NIRS, TCD)

Cardiac Monitoring

Electrocardiographic Monitoring for Ischemia and Arrhythimias
Invasive and Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitoring
Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
Perioperative Echocardiography

Monitoring The Respiratory System

Montoring the Function of the Respiratory System
Monitoring the Anesthesia Machine and Respiratory Gases
Monitoring of Oxygen
Arterial Blood Gas Monitoring and Analysis

Other Monitoring Applications
Monitoring of Temperature and Heart and Lungs Sounds
Biochemical and Metabolic Indicators (including renal function and gastric pH)
Monitoring Coagulation and Hemostasis
Pulse Oximeter Waveform: Photoelectric Plethysmography
Point-of-Care Monitoring and Analysis

Monitoring in Special Situations
Maternal and Fetal Monitoring in Obstetrics
Office-Based Anesthesia Monitoring
Monitoring in Unusual Environments
Monitoring Pain Management Procedures