Practical Procedures in Anaesthesia and Critical Care

✍ Scribed by Guy Jackson, Christopher J. Whiten, Neil Soni

• Publisher: Oxford University Press;OUP Oxford
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 254
• Series: Oxford Specialty Training: Techniques
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The ability to perform a wide variety of practical procedures safely and competently is essential for any doctor involved in the practice of anesthesia and intensive care. Junior doctors especially are now called upon to gain competence in many invasive practical procedures in an increasingly short space of time, whilst also understanding the theory behind them.

This highly practical book is the only guide needed to the procedures and techniques commonly used in anesthesia and critical care medicine. Step-by-step, it clearly explains each technique and procedure, enabling the reader to fully understand how and why they are performed. Full colour photographs illustrate each technique, and every chapter covers the same essential information: definition, indications, contraindications, complications, equipment, sites, and technique, for ease of use.

This book will be used by all junior trainees in anesthesia, along with junior doctors from other specialities working in intensive care units. It will also be useful to any senior anesthetist who wishes to update or refresh their knowledge, as well as anyone working in the emergency ward who performs any of these procedures.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Cover
Contents
Title Page
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1 Basic Principles
Hand washing
Aseptic technique
Consent
Environment, safety and additional equipment
Ultrasound in anaesthesia and intensive care
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Chapter 2 Intravascular Access
Peripheral venous cannulation
Central venous access
Ultrasound guidance for intravenous central line insertion
Seldinger technique
Railroading
Internal jugular vein CVC insertion
Subclavian vein CVC insertion
Femoral vein CVC insertion
External jugular vein cannulation. Tunnelled central venous linesPeripheral sites for central venous access: peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines
'Special' lines
Pulmonary artery catheter
Intraosseous needle insertion
Lines for haemofiltration/dialysis
Dialysis
Arterial line insertion
Rapid infusion devices
Transducers
Chapter 3 Monitoring
'Routine' anaesthetic monitoring
12-lead ECG
Cardiac output monitoring
Intra-abdominal pressure measurement
Arterial blood gas sampling
Chapter 4 Airway Procedures
Airway maintenance
Positioning
Oropharyngeal airway (aka Guedel Airway)
Nasopharyngeal airway. FacemasksLaryngeal mask airways
Tracheal intubation
Oral tracheal intubation
Nasal intubation
Bougies and other intubation aids
Rapid sequence induction (RSI)
Double lumen tube insertion
Airway devices and 'special' airways
Video-laryngoscopes
Difficult intubation
Retrograde tracheal intubation
Emergency airway access
Cricothyroidotomy
Fibreoptic intubation
Percutaneous tracheostomy
Insertion of a tracheostomy
Changing a tracheostomy
Bronchoscopy
Ventilation
Mechanical ventilation
Chapter 5 Thoracic Procedures
Needle thoracostomy for chest aspiration. Aspiration of tension pneumothoraxAspiration of pleural effusion/haemothorax
Intercostal drain insertion
Surgical chest drain insertion
Seldinger chest drain insertion
Removal of a chest drain
Pericardiocentesis
Temporary cardiac pacing
External temporary cardiac pacing: percussion pacing
External temporary cardiac pacing: transcutaneous pacing
Internal temporary cardiac pacing
Chapter 6 Abdominal Procedures
Nasogastric and nasojejunal tube placement
Nasogastric tubes
Nasojejunal tubes
Sengstaken-Blakemore and Minnesota tube placement
Urethral catheterization. Abdominal paracentesisChapter 7 Neurological and Related Procedures
Local anaesthesia
Lumbar puncture
Spinal anaesthesia
Epidural anaesthesia/analgesia
Epidural analgesia troubleshooting
Intracranial pressure monitoring
Index.

✦ Subjects

Anesthesia.;Anesthesia -- methods.;Critical Care -- methods.