Description
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Yearbook Of Anesthesiology-6 by Raminder Sehgal and Anjan Trikha
The topics chosen in the book covers all the three specialties that are associated with anesthesiologists i.e. anesthesia, pain and intensive care. The topics chosen are relevant at present times and would be useful for all clinicians in the above mentioned fields. Of note would be one of the most trending topics of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS). Most of the hospitals in the world have adopted the guidelines for enhanced recovery and it is time that the same practiced is followed in the developing countries. One of the other present controversies in anesthesia is its effect on immune response in humans and one of the chapters in this edition highlights the present knowledge on this topic.
Topics related to pharmacology include transdermal drug delivery, peripheral opioid receptors, opioid induced hyperalgesia, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in obstetrics and present status of dexmedetomidine.
Important areas of anesthesia practice like nontechnical skills and medicolegal aspects have also been covered in detail. Neurological complications of anesthesia and controversies regarding perioperative use of beta-blockers have also been included in this edition.
The incidence of malignancies in this part of the world is rising and it is but natural that palliative care would become very important in pain practice. The chapter on management of palliative pain gives an over view of treatment modalities available for alleviation of such pain and should immensely benefit those in pain practice. Regional anesthesia in children has been covered by experts in the field. Pain issues in children in the perioperative period is another neglected area specially in the peripheral hospitals and the chapter on assessment of pain in children and management strategies of pain in this age group gives a summary of all the options available for improving pain management in children.
The latest on the management of patients with pheochromocytoma, maxillofacial or brain trauma, anaphylaxis and those presenting for ophthalmic surgery will be of interest to students as well as practicing anesthesiologists. Relevance of ICU scoring systems and immune modulating diets has been discussed in detail. Lastly the chapter on PEEP and lung recruitment in the intensive care would be very informative to the postgraduate student and those venturing into intensive care.
Key Features
Yearbook of Anesthesiology is brought out every year by the Indian College of Anaesthesiologists (ICA)-the academic wing of the Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA). This is the sixth edition in the series; and, the topics chosen are relevant to all postgraduate students of anesthesia, practicing anesthesiologists, and intensivists. The previous editions have been a great success and in demand all over the world. The chapter on journal scan covers some recent landmark articles with reviews and personal interpretations by the experts in those particular fields. The present edition of the book, like all the previous ones, would be highly useful to the readers.