New technologies are increasingly available for patient care but simple ‘tried and true’ old fashioned methods are still essential. The care that a patient receives in the first hours after ...
MoreNew technologies are increasingly available for patient care but simple ‘tried and true’ old fashioned methods are still essential. The care that a patient receives in the first hours after surgery is crucial to minimizing the risk of complications such as heart attacks, pneumonia, and blood clots. As the patient awakes from their drug-induced coma, it takes time for them to metabolize and excrete drugs. They remain unable to care for themselves, and are at increased risk of harm. The recovery room staff must manage both comatose and physiologically unstable patients and deal with the immediate postoperative care of surgical patients. The sixth edition of this popular book, introducing a new author Dr Anne Craig, will provide nurses, surgeons and anaesthetists guidance on how to manage day-to-day problems and make difficult decisions. Previous editions of this book have established it as the definitive guide to setting-up, equipping, staffing, and administering an acute care unit. Basic science, physiology and pharmacology are fully explained. There are chapters on specific symptoms including pain and vomiting, and chapters devoted to the unique postoperative needs of individual types of surgery. This new edition brings this important text up to date and new drugs and techniques for monitoring are described. A new section looks ahead to the future development and design of recovery rooms and how they can contribute to patient well-being.
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