Complete Clinical and Practice Management Guidance in one handy reference! 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "Using an evidence-based approach, the authors provide a balanced and novel view of anesthesia techniques applied to the ambulatory setting. Their ultimate goal is to impart to others the knowledge of numerous experts, thereby improving ambulatory anesthesia outcomes. It succeeds in outstanding fashion....Although the book is aimed at anesthesiologists, medical students and other students of anesthesia will find many of the historical references interesting. It works on many levels, including current accepted practice, a historical perspective and a glimpse of the future. The contributor list reads like a 'Who's Who' in ambulatory anesthesia."--Doody's Review Service This hands-on guide provides anesthesiology practitioners with essential clinical information on the increasingly utilized and important subject of ambulatory anesthesia. What’s more, it also provides practical guidance for clinicians and institutions that are establishing or expanding an ambulatory surgical clinic. Gain clinical expertise: Clinical content addresses all subjects a clinician needs to know, from how to assess the ambulatory patient for anesthesia care, to pharmacological principles, to the procedures and techniques used in specific disease conditions, and much more Includes expert guidance on timely issues such as advanced regional anesthesia including peripheral nerve blocks, multimodal analgesia, postoperative pain management, anesthesia for laparoscopic surgery, anesthesia for cosmetic procedures, and more. Also includes practical pearls regarding anesthesia in the pediatric patient, anesthesia in special situations, such as patients with morbid obesity or pacemakers, adverse event recognition and treatment, prevention and treatment of postoperative nausea, and much more. Includes practice managmente strategies on: Structure and function of the ideal ambulatory surgery center Regulatory and accreditation requirements Business management strategies Quality improvement in ambulatory anesthesia Cost containment in ambulatory surgery centers Much more

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION: Overview of Ambulatory Anesthesia History and Development of Regional and Ambulatory Anesthesia Philosophy for the use of Regional Anesthesia in Ambulatory Surgery SECTION I: ADMINISTRATIVE AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA Ideal Ambulatory Surgical Center Structure and Function Information Systems/ Automated Record Keeping Regulatory and Accreditation Aspects of Ambulatory Anesthesia Billing for Pain Control Fast Track Anesthesia and Accelerated Recovery Programs Cost Containment for Ambulatory Surgery Centers Quality Improvement in Ambulatory Anesthesia Ambulatory Anesthesia Outcomes Management SECTION II: GENERAL CLINICAL PRINCIPLES OF AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA Patient Safety in Ambulatory Anesthesia and Surgery Ambulatory Perioperative Nursing and Patient Education Preoperative Screening NPO Guidelines for Pre-Operative Fasting Preemptive Analgesia LMA Anesthesia for the Austere Environment SECTION III: PHARMACOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES General Anesthesia for Modern Ambulatory Surgery General Anesthesia- Inhalation Agents Range of Sedation/ Total Intravenous Anesthesia Local Anesthetics for Ambulatory Anesthesia Local Anesthetic Adjuvants for Ambulatory Surgery Local Anesthetic Toxicity Long Acting Anesthetics Muscle Relaxants Continuous Peripheral Analgesia Perioperative Pain Control: A Nursing Perspective SECTION IV: SPECIFIC AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA PROCEDURES Blocks for Specific Procedures: Table listing of Blocks Ambulatory Anesthesia Techniques for Outpatient Head and Neck Surgery Ambulatory Anesthesia Techniques for Orthopedic Surgery Ambulatory Anesthesia for Gynecologic Procedures including Laparoscopy Ambulatory Anesthesia for Cosmetic Surgery Paravertebral Blockades for Chest, Abdominal Surgery Anesthesia for Ambulatory Chest, and Truncal Procedures Anesthesia for Ambulatory Upper Extremity Procedures Anesthesia for Ambulatory Lower Extremity Procedures Ambulatory Anesthesia and Eye Surgery Centroneuraxial Blockade for Ambulatory Surgery Regional Anesthesia and Anticoagulation Wound and Intra-articular Infusions Ambulatory Anesthesia for Pediatrics SECTION V: COMPLICATIONS AND SPECIAL CLINICAL SITUATIONS Morbid/ Super Morbid Obesity in Ambulatory Anesthesia Post Operative Nausea and Vomiting: Prevention and Treatment The Difficult Airway Complications of Ambulatory Regional Anesthesia Techniques and Their Treatment Problems in Ambulatory Medicine- Adverse Event Recognition and Treatment Ambulatory Anesthesia Patients with Pacemakers