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November 20, 2025
The book is organized into three parts and 22 chapters covering preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations. ...
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January 1, 2024
Management of the difficult airway is guided by expert algorithms and consensus. Maintenance of adequate patient oxygenation is the first priority. The best indicator that a patient may be easily ventilated or intubated is a history of prior success. In th ...
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January 1, 2018
Maxillofacial surgery requires specifically tailored anesthetic care. Working in close proximity to the airway warrants continuous communication between the teams. The advent of the videolaryngoscope and many other modalities for airway management over the ...
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December 28, 2017
Pain still ranks among the highest patient as well as surgeon concerns for unwanted surgical outcomes. Thus, pain management plays a major role in patient satisfaction and improving our patients' safety. This chapter will review the pathogenesis of pain. S ...
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December 28, 2017
The invaluable preoperative visit remains the most important aspect of the proper patient evaluation prior to surgery. The physician's interview should attempt to gather as much information as possible around the patient's medical and surgical history. The ...
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December 1, 2012
Obesity is a major health problem throughout the world. Its management by bariatric surgical interventions is associated with a good success rate, leading to a necessary removal of excess skin after weight loss. The popularity of bariatric surgery has crea ...
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