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University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Zdravka Zafirova, MD --

This is the seventh edition of a popular concise but comprehensive overview of the essentials of perioperative practice.

It is intended as a reference of all aspects of perioperative management in an easily accessible pocket format, an objective it achieves.

The book can provide knowledge assistance to any perioperative practitioner in a busy clinical situation. However, it is most valuable to anesthesia trainees at all levels -- medical students, residents, fellows, and nurse anesthetists. The editors have called on the expertise of wide range of specialists to contribute to this book.

The three parts of the book cover an array of topics in preoperative evaluation, anesthesia administration, and perioperative care. The topic selection is comprehensive, covering the entire perioperative period. The chapters are well written in a concise outline layout with highlighted key points, allowing for easy accessibility while providing considerable depth of information. The discussions of the anatomy and physiology at the foundation of anesthesia practice are helpful. Excellent illustrations complement the text and are especially valuable in areas such as monitoring and regional anesthesia.

Overall, this is an excellent pocket reference on all aspects of perioperative practice. The expansion of medical knowledge dictates the need for new editions. This is an essential tool for the professional development of any anesthesia practitioner.

Weighted Numerical Score: 94 - 4 Stars!

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Relied on for over 20 years by resident and practicing anesthesiologists and CRNAs, this best-selling pocket reference is now in its Seventh Edition. In easy-to-scan outline format, it provides current, comprehensive, concise, consistent, and clinically relevant guidelines for anesthesia procedures throughout the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative periods and in the ICU. The book has been written, reviewed, updated, and field-tested by the internationally recognized anesthesia department of the Massachusetts General Hospital. This edition includes new information on quality assessment, patient safety, the electronic medical record, and new techniques and medications. A new design makes information easier to access. An alphabetical drug appendix is also included. A PDA version of this edition will also be available.

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Paperback: 848 pages
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Seventh Edition edition (September 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0781781833
ISBN-13: 978-0781781831
Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Consummate pocket reference, May 12, 2007

By	Mike "www.nurse-anesthesia.org" (PA) - See all my reviews

Anyone involved in anesthesia generally recognizes the Mass Gen. as the best pocket reference out there. This new edition is no different. When you need something fast b/c it has slipped your mind, this is the 'goto' book.

I highly recommend it to all MD/DOs, CRNAs & SRNAs.

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5.0 out of 5 stars best concise O.R. reference, May 21, 2007

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this book is the best concise operating room anesthesia reference available.
anything bigger would be too large, it is not designed to teach but more to remind.

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Excellent condition for an excellent price. Up to date info.
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