• The Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia is now available from OUP on PDA for the first time
• Fast access to the essential clinical information via the contents list, index or full-text search
• Facilities for annotating and bookmarking text can be used like the blank pages in the book
• Provides practical guidelines for all anaesthetists, from junior to consultant level

Readership: Junior and Consultant Anaesthetists. Registrars in anaesthesia, critical care and pain management and those sitting FRCA examinations. Operating department personnel and nurses involved in theatre area work and pre-assessment.

Edited by Keith Allman, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Devon and Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust, UK, and Iain Wilson, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Devon and Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust, UK

Review(s) from previous edition

"Trainees will find this handbook useful for dipping into during their clinical practice, when faced with a procedure or problem they have not come across before. It represents good value for money. - British Journal of Anaesthesia

"This handbook is exceptional value... it is going to be much sought after in many different parts of the world... It should be in every theatre and of course every library and I am sure it will become the personal property of many busy anaesthetists in many parts of the English speaking world." - Update in Anaesthesia

"Being an expert in anaesthesia and having a unique knack of placing people in a deep sleep that they barely can remember, I initially thought there was not much this book could really teach me. Well I was sorely mistaken." - Barts and the London Chronicle

"This book is a must for the novice anaesthetist. It lays out everything, and I mean everything, in a structured format. When you're on call and not sure how to approach a case, this book will tell you how... If you [are] thinking should I buy this book? Then don't think just buy it, you won't be disappointed." - Doctor from Surrey, on Amazon.co.uk

"Whatever the reason, we all have qualms about our anaesthetic abilities being challenged and found wanting. Our first impulse is to seek advice from the local expert. With the Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia in the change-room locker (it's half-life on a bookshelf would be a matter of hours!) there is expert advice available at any hour." - Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

"This is the most comprehensive handbook I have encountered... This is a book with strong applicability for trainees and experienced clinicians. I expect to continue to use it frequently." - Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

"This is an exceptional book, which I believe will become the anaesthetists 'Bible'." - Anaesthesia

"As the name suggests, the book is relatively compact, but still packs a punch." - GKT Surgical Society Website

1: General considerations
2: Consent & anaesthetic risk
3: Cardiovascular disease
4: Perioperative arrhythmia
5: Respiratory disease
6: Renal disease
7: Hepatic disease
8: Endocrine & metabolic disease
9: Bone, joint and connective tissue disorders
10: Haematological disorders
11: Neurological and muscular disorders
12: Psychiatric disorders and drugs
13: Uncommon conditions
14: Cardiac surgery
15: Thoracic surgery
16: Neurosurgery
17: Vascular surgery
18: Orthopaedic surgery
19: Plastic surgery
20: General surgery
21: Liver transplantation and resection
22: Endocrine surgery
23: Urological surgery
24: Gynaecological surgery
25: Ear, nose and throat surgery
26: Maxillofacial and dental surgery
27: Ophthalmic surgery
28: Day surgery
29: Laser surgery
30: CT and MRI imaging
31: Anaesthesia for the elderly
32: Obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia
33: Paediatrics and neonatal anaesthesia
34: The critically ill patient
35: Anaesthetic emergencies
36: Airway assessment and management
37: Practical issues
38: Blood products and fluid therapy
39: Acute pain
40: Postoperative nausea and vomiting
41: Regional anaesthesia
42: Drugs formulary
43: Normal values