Daniel M. Gainsburg (Editor), Ethan O. Bryson (Editor), Elizabeth A. M. Frost (Editor)
This is a concise, up-to-date reference on anesthesia for urological
surgery. Urological anesthesia is not recognized as a specialty, and a
majority of anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists will provide
anesthesia for these patients. Advances in urological procedures, the
advent of treatment of patients with strong anticoagulant and
antiplatelet medications, and the demographics of urology patients (many
of whom are young or elderly) present challenges for the
anesthesiologist and have necessitated changes in anesthesia practice.
The last volume on this topic was published in 2000, and the time is
right for a fresh presentation of contemporary expertise in anesthesia
for urological surgery.
The book provides a brief review of renal
physiology and pharmacology then addresses anesthesia for each major
group of urological procedures (e.g., endoscopic, office-based,
laparoscopic and robotic, nephrolithotripsy, renal transplantation,
etc.) and in special populations, including the geriatric patient, the
pediatric patient, and the pregnant patient. Separate chapters discuss
the unique challenges of positioning the patient, and of managing the
patient taking anticoagulant and antiplatelet medication, and the
chapter on pain management addresses common and important perioperative
concerns.
The book provides a brief review of renal physiology and
pharmacology then addresses anesthesia for each major group of
urological procedures (e.g., endoscopic, office-based, laparoscopic and
robotic, nephrolithotripsy, renal transplantation, etc.) and in special
populations, including the geriatric patient, the pediatric patient, and
the pregnant patient. Separate chapters discuss the unique challenges
of positioning the patient, and of managing the patient taking
anticoagulant and antiplatelet medication, and the chapter on pain
management addresses common and important perioperative concerns.
