This book discusses the provision of anaesthesia for day case patients from the preoperative period until discharge and patient follow-up. Provides information on patient selection, management of pain and sickness, the recovery process and problems which may occur after surgery. All forms of anaesthesia are covered, including local anaesthesia and nerve blocks, general anaesthesia (with inhaled and injected drugs) and the use of sedatives to supplement local anaesthesia. The special needs of the child are also addressed.

This book presents the most important aspects of modern clinical use of local anaesthetic drugs and of local and regional anaesthetic techniques. Special attention is paid to safety, i.e., toxicity features which are covered in sufficient detail for the practitioner to use these techniques safely. Controversies depending on technical differences in the applied techniques, as well as on differences in local anaesthetic solutions, are discussed, providing a useful overview of the specialty worldwide.

This text provides a practical set of rules to guide and help trainee obstetricians and midwives to understand the concepts of labour ward m anagement, treatments and prevention of complications. Labour ward man agement is a vital tool in securing safe outcomes for mothers and babi es.

After evidence based medicine, how do we implement the recommendations in clinical practice? Thoroughly revised and updated, this work draws together the key issues including: criteria for implementation; evide nce based practice for providers; health economics; and decision analy sis.