Overview
Providing safe, effective anaesthesia for patients undergoing oral and maxillofacial surgery presents unique challenges involving a wide range of complex procedures, treatments, and interventions to manage an array of pathologies. This textbook is a practical, easy to read and engaging guide to the entire perioperative management process, encompassing everything that the practitioner needs to know. It utilises a clear, step-by-step approach to managing all aspects of anaesthesia for oral and maxillofacial surgery, from routine elective procedures to emergencies, difficult airways, cancer, and pain. A contemporary, evidence based approach and the most up-to-date techniques are described, with reference to current guidelines and standards. This comprehensive second edition will empower the novice, but also support more experienced practitioners and those who may occasionally be called upon to manage emergency cases. Written by international experts in the field with many years of experience both conducting and teaching oral and maxillofacial anaesthesia, this textbook is an essential resource for all members of the multidisciplinary team who wish to improve their understanding of and confidence with anaesthesia for this surgery.
Full Product Details
Author: Patrick A. Ward (Consultant Anaesthetist, Consultant Anaesthetist, St John's Hospital NHS Lothian, Scotland) ,
Michael G. Irwin (Daniel CK Yu Professor, Daniel CK Yu Professor, Dept of Anaesthesiology University of Hong Kong)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 22.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 28.00cm
Weight: 0.916kg
ISBN: 9780198790723
ISBN 10: 0198790724
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 02 November 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Author Information
Patrick A. Ward, MB ChB, BSc, FRCA, is a Consultant Anaesthetist at St John's Hospital, Livingston, Scotland, with a special interest in difficult airway management, with expertise in anaesthesia for Oromaxillofacial, ENT, Head & Neck surgery, and major Burns. Previous appointments include Airway Lead and Consultant Anaesthetist at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London (centre for Craniofacial surgery and Burns), and Locum Consultant at Charing Cross Hospital, London (centre for Head & Neck surgery and tracheal reconstruction). He has published over 50 articles in peer reviewed journals and periodicals, and authored several book chapters. He has been a journal reviewer for the International Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery and International Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia, and has been an invited speaker at AAGBI and OAA conferences. Michael G. Irwin, MB ChB, MD, FRCA, FCAI, FANZCA, FHKAM, is the Daniel CK Yu Professor in the Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Hong Kong. He is Past President of the Society of Anaesthetists of Hong Kong and of the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiology. Prof. Irwin has published over 300 articles in peer reviewed scientific journals and is a regular invited journal reviewer. He is an editor of Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine, Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy and senior editor of the HK Medical Journal. He is on the Faculty of Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) and was Chairman of the organising committee for the World Congress of Anaesthesia 2016. Research interests include intravenous anaesthesia, pharmacology, perioperative medicine/enhanced recovery and the effects of anaesthesia on cancer.
