Essentials of Equipment in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine, 6th Edition
by Baha Al-Shaikh, FRCA and Simon G. Stacey, FRCA FFICM
Paperback
ISBN:
9780323848459
Copyright:
2024
Publication Date:
05-11-2023
Page Count:
282
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$66.99
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- Portable, concise and simply formatted – a perfect practical companion
- Clear coloured images and illustrations bring the text to life
- Follows the Royal College of Anaesthetists postgraduate training and exam syllabus
- Summary boxes, more than 100 exam style questions, and OSCE stations and exam tips all aid the reader in exam revision
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- Covers new equipment and fully updated relevant to current practice
- Suggested further reading fully updated
- New information on: Aladin Cassettes; Glostavent machine; CONTRAfluran system; videolaryngoscopy and high definition camera use in intubation and endoscopy; use of ultrasound in epidural; Penthrox; NRFit devices; Cell saver; ECMO
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1. Medical gas supply
2. The anaesthetic machine
3. Pollution in theatre and scavenging
4. Breathing systems
5. Tracheal tubes, tracheostomy tubes and airways
6. Masks and oxygen delivery devices
7. Laryngoscopes and tracheal intubation equipment
8. Ventilators
9. Humidifaction and filtration
10. Non-invasive monitoring
11. Invasive monitoring
12. Pumps, pain management and regional anaesthesia
13. Additional equipment used in anaesthesia and intensive care
14. Point of care testing
15. Electrical safety
Appendix
A: Safety and standards
B: Graphical symbols for use in labelling medical devices
C: Decontamination of medical equipment
D: Directory of manufacturers
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Baha Al-Shaikh, FRCA, Consultant Anaesthetist (Retd), Bethersden, Kent, UK and Simon G. Stacey, FRCA FFICM, Consultant Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Bart’s Heart Centre, Bart's and The London NHS Trust, London, UK