Richard A. Jaffe – Anaesthesiologists Manual of Surgical Procedures (5th edition, 2014)

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The goals of the fifth edition remain unchanged from those of the first—that is, to
provide an easily accessible source of clinically relevant information about a wide
variety of both common and not-so-common surgical procedures. As with the first
edition, this edition does not pretend to be either a textbook of anesthesia or a
textbook of surgery. Indeed, in the formulation of an anesthetic plan, there is no
substitute for experience and sound clinical judgment.
Those familiar with the preceding editions will notice that the format and
organization of this edition remain largely unchanged. Along with new procedures,
every existing procedure was carefully reviewed and revised to reflect current
clinical practice. We have continued to make use of color to improve readability of
the tables and clarity of the figures. New to this edition, we are experimenting with
the use of online video content for a subset of the procedures that we hope will help
the reader understand these procedures better than a standard text presentation. All
this video material is available through public online sources (e.g., YouTube), and
thus the stability of each link and the quality of the content may vary over time in a
way that is unfortunately beyond our control. If you find this video content useful or
if you know of other video material that we should include, please contact us at
AnesthesiologistsManual@gmail.com. Digital editions of this textbook are available
through www.inkling.com
Once again, we have made extensive use of abbreviations, medical symbols, and
telegraphic sentence structure to present a large quantity of information in a
condensed format. Although we realize that it may be aesthetically more pleasing to
read: “hypoxia or hypercapnia can lead to the development of tachycardia and
hypertension,” it takes up a lot less space to write: ↓ PaO2 or ↑ PaCO2 → ↑ HR + ↑
BP.
As always, the editorial team welcomes comments and suggestions from our readers
(e-mail: AnesthesiologistsManual@gmail.com), and we remain hopeful that this fifth
edition will become a useful resource in their training and subsequent clinical
practice.
Richard A. Jaffe