Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Anesthesia (Hardcover)

Supplemented with numerous tables and an abundance of up-to-date references, this source analyzes methods in preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative assessment on an organ-by-organ basis thoroughly discusses the evaluation and monitoring of GI physiology with a chapter by an acknowledged expert in the field provides an expert overview of the prediction of surgical outcomes spans the most recent advances in perioperative fluid management clearly outlines clinical procedures of anesthesia for oesophagectomy alongside relevant clinical trials demonstrates techniques in anesthesia for fast track colonic surgery explores the burgeoning area of regional anesthesia for abdominal surgery with a section by an acknowledged specialist on the topic This resource stands as the only authoritative text to specifically focus on developments and best practices in anesthesiology for procedures affecting the gastrointestinal tract and related appendages. This book provides in-depth coverage of topics such as risk assessment, stress response, and scoring, as well as spans anesthetic trends and practices for endoscopic and laparoscopic procedures, as well as a variety of invasive procedures including hepatobiliary, pancreatic, colorectal, colonic, and abdominal surgeries.