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14.10.2016 | Book and New Media Reviews
Drugs in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care: Fifth Edition
Edward Scarth, Susan Smith. Oxford University Press, 2016. Price: $59.95 UK. Pages: 430. ISBN: 978-0-19-876881-4
verfasst von:
Darren R. W. Holland, MD
Erschienen in:
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Ausgabe 3/2017
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Excerpt
Without question, the field of anesthesiology is intimately intertwined with the rapidly advancing pharmaceutical industry. As anesthesiologists, we are expected to make informed decisions and provide patient education regarding appropriate drug indications, dosing, side effects, interactions with the patients’ over-the-counter and other prescribed medications, intraoperative drug use, and postoperative analgesia, among other things. New drugs are continually introduced to the practice of medicine, and we must understand how these drugs affect anesthetic management. It is imperative that anesthesiologists have a convenient, current, reliable reference that addresses the complicated pharmacological environment in which we practice. …