Anaesthesia at a Glance

Preface 4

How to use your textbook 5

About the companion website 8

Abbreviations 9

1 History of anaesthesia 10

2 Monitoring 12

3 Equipment 14

4 Airway devices 16

5 Fluid management 18

6 Preoperative preparation of the patient for surgery 21

7 Temperature regulation 24

8 The perioperative patient journey 26

9 Gen...