Nurse anesthesia / [edited by] John J. Nagelhout, Sass Elisha

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nurse anesthesia : a history of challenge -- Nurse anesthesia specialty practice and education in the United States -- Patient centered care, cultural competence, and nurse anesthesia practice -- Nurse anesthesia research: empowering decision making through evidence-based practice -- General principles, pharmacodynamics, and drug receptor concepts -- Pharmacokinetics -- Pharmacokinetics of inhalation anesthetics -- Inhalation anesthetics -- Intravenous induction agents -- Local anesthetics -- Opioid and non-opioid analgesics - Neuromuscular blocking agents, reversal agents, and their monitoring -- Autonomic and cardiac pharmacology -- Additional drugs of interest -- Chemistry and physics of anesthesia -- Anesthesia equipment -- Clinical monitoring I: cardiovascular system -- Clinical monitoring II: respiratory and metabolic systems -- Clinical monitoring III: neurologic system -- Preoperative evaluation and preparation of the patient -- Fluid administration, perioperative goal-directed fluid therapy, and electrolyte disorders -- Blood and blood component therapy -- Positioning for anesthesia and surgery -- Airway management -- Cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and anesthesia management -- Anesthesia for cardiac surgery -- Perioperative management of cardiac implantable electronic devices -- Anesthesia for vascular surgery -- Respiratory anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and anesthetic management -- Anesthesia for thoracic surgery -- Neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuroanesthesia -- Renal anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and anesthesia management -- Hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal disturbances and anesthesia -- Anesthesia for laparoscopic surgery -- Anesthesia for robotic surgery -- Musculoskeletal system anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and anesthesia management -- The endocrine system and anesthesia -- Hematology and anesthesia -- Thermal injury and anesthesia -- Trauma anesthesia -- Anesthesia for organ transplantation -- Outpatient anesthesia -- Anesthesia for ear, nose, throat, and maxillofacial surgery -- Anesthesia for ophthalmic procedures -- Anesthesia for orthopedics and podiatry -- The immune system and anesthesia -- Anesthesia and laser surgery -- Obesity and anesthesia practice -- Regional anesthesia: spinal and epidural anesthesia -- Regional anesthesia: upper and lower extremity blocks -- Obstetric anesthesia -- Neonatal anesthesia -- Pediatric anesthesia -- Geriatrics and anesthesia practice -- Postanesthesia recovery -- Acute pain: physiology and management -- Chronic pain: physiology and management -- Nonoperating room anesthesia -- Anesthesia complications

"Gain a thorough understanding of nursing anesthesia with the most comprehensive text on the market. Written by leading expert, John Nagelhout, CRNA, PhD, FAAN, and new contributing author Sass Elisha, EdD, CRNA, Nurse Anesthesia, 6th Edition features both scientific principles and evidence-based material. Inside you'll find a solid introduction to the history, education, and legal issues of nurse anesthetist, its scientific foundations, equipment and monitoring, and preoperative evaluation and preparation of the patient. This new edition includes chapters on patient centered care and cultural competence, additional drugs of interest, blood and blood component therapy, anesthesia management for patients with cardiac devices, anesthesia for robotic surgery, anesthesia for transplant surgery and organ procurement, and physiology and management of acute and chronic pain. Not only a key reference for practicing nurse anesthetists, this bestseller prepares you for certification and today's clinical anesthesia practice."--Publisher's website