The complete recovery room book /

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Author / Creator:Hatfield, Anthea.
Edition:4th ed.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Description:x, 674 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7546806
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Other authors / contributors:Tronson, Michael.
ISBN:9780199232680
0199232687
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:This text is a definitive guide on how to establish, equip, staff, and administer the recovery room. The book is a practical reference for anaesthetists, surgeons, recovery room nurses, and anyone involved in providing postoperative care.
Other form:Online version: Hatfield, Anthea. Complete recovery room book. 4th ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009
Table of Contents:
  • Golden rules
  • 1. Recovery room routines
  • 2. Recovery room procedures
  • 3. Monitoring and equipment
  • 4. Pain
  • 5. Post-operative pain
  • 6. Analgesics
  • 7. Nausea and vomiting
  • 8. Regional analgesia
  • 9. Special problems
  • 10. Pharmacology
  • 11. Mothers and babies
  • 12. Paediatrics
  • 13. The elderly patient
  • 14. Respiratory physiology
  • 15. The respiratory system
  • 16. Cardiovascular physiology
  • 17. Cardiovascular disease
  • 18. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
  • 19. Shock
  • 20. Crisis management
  • 21. The kidney
  • 22. Fluid balance
  • 23. Metabolism
  • 24. Chronic disorders
  • 25. The bleeding patient
  • 26. Surgical issues
  • 27. Infection control
  • 28. Design of recovery room
  • 29. Working with people
  • 30. Working with facts
  • Appendix 1. Trolley setups
  • Appendix 2. Infusions
  • Glossary
  • Abbreviations Useful data