Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Anesthesia stands as the only authoritative text to specifically focus on developments and best practices in anesthesiology for procedures affecting the gastrointestinal tract and related appendages.

Features:

• Analyzes methods in preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative assessment on an organ-by-organ basis
• Thoroughly discusses the evaluation and monitoring of GI physiology with a chapter by an acknowledged expert in the field
• Provides an expert overview of the prediction of surgical outcomes
• Spans the most recent advances in perioperative fluid management
• Clearly outlines clinical procedures of anesthesia for oesophagectomy alongside relevant clinical trials
• Demonstrates techniques in anesthesia for fast track colonic surgery
• Explores the burgeoning area of regional anesthesia for abdominal surgery with a section by an acknowledged specialist on the topic

Contents

1. Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract (Including Splanchnic Blood Flow and Tonometry)
2. Surgical Considerations in Upper GI Surgery
3. Surgical Considerations in Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery
4. Stress Response during Surgery
5. Measurement and Prediction of Surgical Outcomes
6. Reducing Morbidity after Colorectal Surgery: Surgical Perspectives
7. Anaesthesia for Oesophagectomy
8. Perioperative Fluid Management and Optimization
9. Regional Anaesthesia in Abdominal Surgery
10. Sedation for Endoscopic Procedures
11. Anaesthesia for Oesophagogastric Surgery
12. Anaesthetic Considerations for Gastric Surgery
13. Anaesthesia for Bariatric Surgery
14. Anaesthesia for Antireflux Surgery
15. Anaesthesia for Hepatobiliary Surgery
16. Anaesthesia for Pancreatic Surgery
17. Anaesthesia for Laparoscopic Surgery
18. Anaesthesia for The Carcinoid Syndrome
19. Anaesthesia for Phaeochromocytoma Resection
20. Anaesthesia for Colorectal Surgery
21. Anaesthesia for Colorectal Surgery in the Elderly
22. Rapid Recovery after Major Abdominal Surgery
23. Anaesthesia for Anorectal Surgery
24. Anaesthesia for Emergency Exploratory Laparotomy
25. Postoperative Pain Management after Abdominal Surgery
26. Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting after Abdominal Surgery
27. The Role of the Critical Care Unit in Abdominal Surgery

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