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.

Life threatening cardiovascular conditions constitute up to fifty per cent of emergency admissions to hospital. Immediate and appropriate management is crucial. This authoritative text provides up to date guidance for cardiologists and general physicians faced with patients in a critical condition.

Based on Oxford cardiologists' wide clinical experience, the individual chapters address the practical issues of managing patients during the acute phase, combining both evidence-based and practical approaches.

The text is enhanced with schematic illustrations and real examples, boxed...

A thought-provoking book about the future of bone and joint disorders. This is the Decade of Bone and Joint, a time where rapid developments in our understanding of these disorders contend with massive increases in these chronic conditions throughout the world. By drawing on current knowledge and expertise, the book considers future scenarios such as the development of scientific theories, technology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

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.