Contributors vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
About the companion website xiii
1 Anesthetic process 1
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2 Anesthesia equipment and monitoring 13
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3 Anesthetic drugs and fluids 39
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4 Anesthetic protocols for specific procedures 99
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5 Anesthesia in patients with concurrent disease 143
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6 Anesthetic complications 191
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7 Anesthesia and analgesia in the exotic patient 233
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8 Local analgesic techniques (regional blocks) 261
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Appendices 287
Index 303