Ambulatory Anesthesia and Perioperative Analgesia Book

INTRODUCTION: Overview of Ambulatory AnesthesiaHistory and Development of Regional and Ambulatory AnesthesiaPhilosophy for the use of Regional Anesthesia in Ambulatory SurgerySECTION I: ADMINISTRATIVE AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF AMBULATORY ANESTHESIAIdeal Ambulatory Surgical Center Structure and FunctionInformation Systems/ Automated Record KeepingRegulatory and Accreditation Aspects of Ambulatory AnesthesiaBilling for Pain ControlFast Track Anesthesia and Accelerated Recovery ProgramsCost Containment for Ambulatory Surgery CentersQuality Improvement in Ambulatory AnesthesiaAmbulatory Anesthesia Outcomes ManagementSECTION II: GENERAL CLINICAL PRINCIPLES OF AMBULATORY ANESTHESIAPatient Safety in Ambulatory Anesthesia and SurgeryAmbulatory Perioperative Nursing and Patient EducationPreoperative ScreeningNPO Guidelines for Pre-Operative FastingPreemptive AnalgesiaLMAAnesthesia for the Austere Environment SECTION III: PHARMACOLOGICAL PRINCIPLESGeneral Anesthesia for Modern Ambulatory SurgeryGeneral Anesthesia- Inhalation AgentsRange of Sedation/ Total Intravenous AnesthesiaLocal Anesthetics for Ambulatory AnesthesiaLocal Anesthetic Adjuvants for Ambulatory SurgeryLocal Anesthetic ToxicityLong Acting AnestheticsMuscle RelaxantsContinuous Peripheral AnalgesiaPerioperative Pain Control: A Nursing PerspectiveSECTION IV: SPECIFIC AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA PROCEDURESBlocks for Specific Procedures: Table listing of BlocksAmbulatory Anesthesia Techniques for Outpatient Head and Neck SurgeryAmbulatory Anesthesia Techniques for Orthopedic SurgeryAmbulatory Anesthesia for Gynecologic Procedures including LaparoscopyAmbulatory Anesthesia for Cosmetic SurgeryParavertebral Blockades for Chest, Abdominal SurgeryAnesthesia for Ambulatory Chest, and Truncal ProceduresAnesthesia for Ambulatory Upper Extremity ProceduresAnesthesia for Ambulatory Lower Extremity ProceduresAmbulatory Anesthesia and Eye SurgeryCentroneuraxial Blockade for Ambulatory SurgeryRegional Anesthesia and AnticoagulationWound and Intra-articular InfusionsAmbulatory Anesthesia for PediatricsSECTION V: COMPLICATIONS AND SPECIAL CLINICAL SITUATIONSMorbid/ Super Morbid Obesity in Ambulatory AnesthesiaPost Operative Nausea and Vomiting: Prevention and TreatmentThe Difficult AirwayComplications of Ambulatory Regional Anesthesia Techniques and Their TreatmentProblems in Ambulatory Medicine- Adverse Event Recognition and TreatmentAmbulatory Anesthesia Patients with Pacemakers