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Case Studies in Nurse Anesthesia

  • 1st Edition - March 3, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Sass Elisha
  • Language: English

Clinical case studies make it easy to learn and master perioperative nurse anesthesia! Written in a succinct question-and-answer format, Case Studies in Nurse Anesthesia cover… Read more

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Clinical case studies make it easy to learn and master perioperative nurse anesthesia! Written in a succinct question-and-answer format, Case Studies in Nurse Anesthesia covers anesthesia management for the most frequently performed surgical procedures. Chapters are organized by surgical specialty, and each case describes the entire perioperative course of care, including the patient’s history, physical assessment, anesthetic considerations, surgical concerns, differential diagnosis, and potential complications. From noted anesthesia educator Sass Elisha, this reference will help you learn how to think like a highly skilled nurse anesthetist!

Key features

  • Question-and-answer format provides an easy and engaging way to study the many aspects of perioperative anesthesia.
  • 55 case studies demonstrate a wide variety of diseases and surgeries, and allow readers to follow the thought process needed for successful nurse anesthesia practice.
  • Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative perspectives are covered in the case studies and patient scenarios.
  • Thorough discussions in each chapter include pathophysiology, pharmacology, surgical intervention, anesthesia case management, and postoperative considerations.
  • Key points and preoperative evaluation notes are included at the beginning of each chapter, with review questions at the end.
  • Expert author Sass Elisha is also the co-author of the popular text Nagelhout: Nurse Anesthesia.

Table of contents

Unit I: Otolaryngology

1. Tonsillectomy

2. Radical Neck Dissection

3. Laryngectomy

4. Vocal Cord Polyp Removal with Laser

5. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
Unit II: General Surgery

6. Exploratory Laparotomy for Bowel Resection

7. Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

8. Open and Laparoscopic Appendectomy

9. Cholecystectomy: Open and Laparoscopic Approaches

10. Liver Failure and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

11. Hepatic Resection
Unit III: Endocrine Surgery

12. Anesthesia Case Management for Excision of a Pheochromocytoma

13. Thyroidectomy
Unit IV: Trauma Surgery

14. Emergency Airway Management for the Trauma Patient

15. Craniotomy for the Acute Head Injury

16. Penetrating Traumatic Injuries

17. Blunt Thoracic Injuries
Unit V: Thoracic Surgery

18. Pneumonectomy

19. Mediastinoscopy

20. Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for the Mediastinal Mass

21. Anesthesia Management for Thymectomy
Unit VI: Organ Procurement

22. Multiorgan Procurement
Unit VII: Vascular Surgery

23. Carotid Endoarterectomy

24. Acute Aortic Dissection and Repair

25. Thoracic Aneurysm Repair

26. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Unit VIII: Cardiac Surgery

27. Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Unit IX: Neurosurgery

28. Intracranial Tumor Debulking

29. Transsphenoidal Hypophysectomy

30. Asleep-Awake Craniotomy
Unit X: Opthalmic Surgery

31. Retinal Surgery

32. Ruptured Globe
Unit XI: Gynecologic Surgery

33. Open and Laparoscopic Approaches for Hysterectomy

34. Dilation and Curettage
Unit XII: Obstetric Surgery

35. Cesarian Section

36. Cervical Cerclage

37. Intraoperative Maternal Hemorrhage Caused by Uterine Repair

38. Labor Epidural

39. Laparoscopy for Adnexal Mass During Pregnancy
Unit XIII: Urologic Surgery

40. Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy

41. Transurethral Resection of the Prostate

42. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
Unit XIV: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

43. Breast Reconstructive Surgery

44. Liposuction

45. Mandibular Osteotomy
Unit XV: Orthopedic Surgery

46. Anterior Cervical Disectomy/Fusion

47. Posterior Spinal Reconstructive Surgery

48. Anesthesia for Shoulder Arthroscopy

49. Hip Arthroplasty

50. Above-the-Knee Amputation
Unit XVI: Pediatric Surgery

51. Bowel Resection for Necrotizing Enterocolitis

52. Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis

53. Tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair
Unit XVII: Out of the Operating Suite Procedures

54. Electroconvulsive Therapy

55. Anesthesia for Office-Based Pediatric Dental Surgery

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 11, 2021
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Sass Elisha

Assistant Director Sass Elisha works at the Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia, Pasadena, California.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Director, Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia, Pasadena, California, USA