Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Preoperative Evaluation
Chapter 2 Induction of General Anesthesia
Chapter 3 Role of the Laryngeal Mask Airway in Airway Management
Chapter 4 Essentials of Airway Management
Chapter 5 Laryngospasm: The Silent Menace
Chapter 6 Cricothyrotomy: A Lesson to Be Learned
Chapter 7 Bronchospasm vs. Bronchoconstriction: A Different View
Chapter 8 Management of the Full Stomach
Chapter 9 Nitrous Oxide - Yea or Nay
Chapter 10 Meperidine: A Forgotten Jewel
Chapter 11 Sevoflurane: The Best Volatile Anesthetic Ever Developed
Chapter 12 The Bariatric Challenge
Chapter 13 Preventing Ischemic Optic Neuropathy during Posterior Spine Surgery
Chapter 14 Continuous Spinal Anesthesia: A Lost Art
Chapter 15 Epidural Anesthesia: The Best Technique
Chapter 16 An Incendiary Issue: Avoiding Operating Room Fires
Chapter 17 Tension Pneumothorax
Chapter 18 Tips on Blood-Gas Analysis
Chapter 19 Preoxygenation
Chapter 20 Diffusion Hypoxia
C. Philip Larson Jr. MD, CM. MS, Emeritus Professor, Anesthesia and Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology (Retired), David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Richard A. Jaffe, MD, PhD., Professor of Anesthesia and Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine