Anaesthesia, pain, intensive care and emergency medicine A.P.I.C.E. ; Proceedings of the 21st Postgraduate Course in Critical Medicine: Venice-Mestre, Italy - November 10-13, 2006
Developing sectors in the Intensive Care field – and in Critical Care Medicine in general – require specific levels of competence having a same common denominator: an in-depth knowledge of human pathophysiology. Although this volume presents plenty of topics in constant evolution, as witnessed by the collection of chapters compiled by several researchers, this edition includes, in particular, fields in which decision-making at the patient’s bedside prevails over theoretical argumentation. In other words, the first and foremost message this edition wants to provide is for the reader to focus his/her attention on evidence-based medicine.
A History of Plastic Surgery
Te frst section deals with anatomy and the healing of wounds, discusses You have in your hands a work that should become a old and new plastic surgical procedures, and outlines the milestone of our understanding of medical history. In it history of anaesthesia. Te second covers the methods Professor Paolo Santoni-Rugiu and Mr Philip Sykes trace used from ancient times to reconstruct various areas of the development of plastic surgery and much of medi- the body and is the most extensive. Te last section d- cine in general, over three millennia. With his extensive cusses the history of cosmetic surgery and the origin of knowledge of clinical plastic surgery, no one could be present day procedures. better placed than the senior author to gather this valu- Te pages ring with the names of giants of the medical able material from historical documents.
Local Anaesthesia in Dentistry
A comprehensive guide to the use of local anaesthesia in dentistry that will meet the needs of both students and dental practitioners. It provides the reader with ample background information on the origin of pain and the pharmacology of anaesthetics, and describes the anatomy of the trigeminal nerve in detail. Subsequent chapters cover key are as such as general practical aspects, local anesthaesia in the upper and the lower jaw, the use of local anaesthetics in children, local and systematic complications, and the prevention of side effects. Patients at particular risk of adverse effects are identified and attention drawn to significant legal aspects.
Anesthesiology : New insights
Provides a comprehensive overview of current developments in anaesthesiology. The chapters : Solutions for Insufficient Epidural Analgesia for Planned Vaginal Birth and Interdisciplinary Emergencies in the Delivery Room, Anesthesia for Robotic Surgeries in Children, Anesthetic Management of Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction, General Anaesthesia in the Context of Haemorrhagic Shock and Trauma, Anesthesiologic Management of Patients with Opioids or Psychoactive Substance Use, Fascial Plane Blocks, Considerations and New Perspectives of Locoregional Anesthesia in Dentistry, The Effect of Parental Anxiety on Postoperative Paediatric Cognitive Dysfunction.



