Advances in Anesthesia Volume 27

Topics: Post-operative cognitive dysfunction; practical application of research on operating room efficiency and utilization;anesthesia recommendations for deep brain stimulation; prophylaxis and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting; new concepts in perioperative analgesia and preemptive analgesia; effects of cancer treatment on perioperative anesthetic care; ethical issues in anesthesia practice—when should we say no?; anesthesia outside the operating room; vascular access in infants and children. Annotation The book contains black-and-white illustrations. -John Peder Erickson This book is another volume in a North American series providing updates on clinical problems in the specialty of anesthesiology. Scientific topics of relevance are included, in addition to sociopolitical topics such as continuing education and standards for sedation. This book is aimed at the clinician or resident seeking a review of the included topics. The authors are academicians from the U.S. and Canada. An appropriate number of fine illustrations appear. The photographs of the hardware used in scoliosis surgery are excellent. The references are relevant, numerous, and span the past 15 years. The appendix listing descriptions of the eponyms for many pediatric heart procedures is very useful for the clinician not dealing with these cases on a regular basis. The book is the same compact size as its predecessors. The chapter on information management is well written and complete, but somewhat overstates the benefits of electronic information systems and minimizes the enormous obstacles still to be overcome. This book should be on the shelf of every departmental library. It is worth buying for the individual clinician who needs an update on a regular basis.