"Perioperative Addiction" addresses an issue that every anesthesiologist will encounter many times during the course of his or her career: the patient who arrives for operative care under the influence of legal or illegal drugs. The editors and contributors provide expert guidance on how to identify and manage the addicted patient, approaching the subject from the vantage points of the specific drug and of special patient populations.
Features:
Guidance for spotting and managing addicted patients
All common and important drugs of addiction, from opioids, cocaine, club drugs, and alcohol, to tobacco, marijuana, nitrous oxide, inhalants, and propofol
Special populations, including pregnant women, pain patients, adolescents, older patients, and healthcare professionals
Fascinating overview of the long history of addiction
Genetic basis of addiction, and the range of pharmacological treatments for addiction
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"Perioperative Addiction" addresses an issue that every anesthesiologist will encounter many times during the course of his or her career: the patient who arrives for operative care under the influence of legal or illegal drugs. The editors and contributors provide expert guidance on how to identify and manage the addicted patient, approaching the subject from the vantage points of the specific drug and of special patient populations.
Features:
Guidance for spotting and managing addicted patients
All common and important drugs of addiction, from opioids, cocaine, club drugs, and alcohol, to tobacco, marijuana, nitrous oxide, inhalants, and propofol
Special populations, including pregnant women, pain patients, adolescents, older patients, and healthcare professionals
Fascinating overview of the long history of addiction
Genetic basis of addiction, and the range of pharmacological treatments for addiction
Imprint | Springer-Verlag New York |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | October 2011 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 2012 |
Editors | Ethan O. Bryson, Elizabeth A.M. Frost |
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 290 |
Edition | 2012 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4614-0169-8 |
Barcode | 9781461401698 |
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LSN | 1-4614-0169-0 |