Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital: Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA [Paperback]

William E. Hurford (Author), Michael T. Bailin (Author), J. Kenneth Davison (Author), Kenneth Haspel (Author), Carl Rosow (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781715237 | ISBN-13: 978-0781715232 | Publication Date: October 24, 1997 | Edition: Fifth

Now in its revised, updated Fifth Edition, this best-selling pocket reference provides detailed descriptions of common procedures and practical guidelines for handling difficult situations. Because it gives clear, reliable protocols, this handbook has been used for nearly twenty years as the "on-the-spot" reference for all health care professionals involved in perioperative care.The Fifth Edition has a much greater emphasis on perioperative management of the surgical patient, including preoperative evaluation and testing, intraoperative management, and postoperative care and pain control. New information is included on preanesthetic evaluation and testing; ambulatory surgery; patient safety and crisis management techniques; infectious diseases, including viral hepatitis and HIV; new intravenous and inhalation anesthetic agents; anesthesia for thoracic and aortic surgery; anesthesia for obstetrics and gynecology; postanesthesia care; perioperative respiratory insufficiency; cardiopulmonary resuscitation protocols; and pain management. Every chapter in this edition has been updated and peer reviewed by Massachusetts General Hospital senior faculty members.

Product Details

• Paperback: 805 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fifth edition (October 24, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781715237
• ISBN-13: 978-0781715232
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #755,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Teaching Tool and Reference!, October 2, 1999

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This review is from: Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital: Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (Paperback)

I have over 15 years of experience as an anesthesiologist at the prestigious Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut. I've seen it all; however, this text challenged me. I highly recommend it, and every practicing MD and CRNA should have a copy to review and use as a teaching tool and guide.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anesthesia from A to Z, May 23, 2001

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This review is from: Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital: Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (Paperback)

"Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massuchussets General Hospital" offers concise yet thorough coverage on all aspects of anesthesia. From preoperative visit to basic airway management, from fluid requirements of the surgical patient to specific considerations on cardiac, respiratory and liver diseases, this book has it all in an easily accesible way, especially when your above the "blood-brain barrier". I would especially recomend the chapter on resuscitation of trauma and burns victims, because of the thorough coverage of the subject, better than in many surgical textbooks I have read.

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the only book you'll need in anesthesia!, October 10, 1998

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This review is from: Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital: Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (Paperback)

This book encapsulates all the necessary information for clinical practice of anesthesia. It also includes MANY charts and protocols for drugs, malignant hypothermia, ACLS, etc. I can't enter the OR without it.