Oxford Textbook of Anaesthesia

Professor Jonathan Hardman is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Professor of Anaesthesia at the University of Nottingham. His research has focussed on critical illness and crisis scenarios, using high-fidelity modelling as the primary methodology. His research group has been continuously funded for over a decade by the UK Research Councils, and has published a number of policy-changing research manuscripts. His clinical
interests include regional anaesthesia, clinical risk assessment & management, and the complications of anaesthesia. He is Director of Research in the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham, and prior to this, spent several years directing Doctoral Programmes for the University. Outside of his
day-to-day employment, he is associate editor-in-chief of the British Journal of Anaesthesia.

Michel MRF Struys, MD, PhD, FRCA is professor and chair at the department of anesthesiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. He is also affiliated as Professor to the department of Anesthesiology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium. He is a board certified anaesthetist in Belgium and the Netherlands and he is also board certified as a clinical pharmacologist in the Netherlands. His clinical interest in mainly in anaesthesia for high-risk
patient undergoing abdominal, oncology, and transplant surgery. In addition to his editorial work for Anesthesia&Analgesia, he is a member of the Editor Board of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. He is member of various national and international scientific organizations and is first or senior author
of various publications and the author of multiple books and book chapters.

This definitive resource from the eminent Oxford Textbooks series, the Oxford Textbook of Anaesthesia addresses the fundamental principles, underpinning sciences and the full spectrum of clinical practice. It brings together the most pertinent research from on-going scientific endeavours with practical guidance and a passion to provide the very best clinical care to patients.

This comprehensive work covers all aspects of anaesthesia; volume one addresses the fundamental principles and the basic sciences whose understanding is required for a logical, effective and evidence-based approach to practice. Volume two focuses on the clinical aspects of anaesthesia, including those aspects of intensive care and pain medicine that are required by all general anaesthetists as well as sections dedicated to procedures, surgical specialities, paediatrics, the conduct of
anaesthesia outside the theatre, and concurrent disease.

In 91 finely crafted and highly illustrated chapters, experts in anaesthesia review the supporting evidence and key techniques for the clinical management of specific conditions and patient groups. International contributors share their research and extensive experience to provide a wealth of practical advice for use in clinical situations in a global context.

The Oxford Textbook of Anaesthesia will publish both in print and online on Oxford Medicine Online where it can be accessed via smartphone or similar devices and will be updated annually to reflect major changes in clinical practice. The print edition of the Oxford Textbook of Anaesthesia comes with a year's access to the online version.

This essential reference tool supports all anaesthetists seeking an up-to-date and trustworthy account of all aspects of anaesthesia. It will be an indispensable guide to anaesthetists of all grades and subspecialty interest.

This new definitive resource addresses the fundamental principles of anaesthesia, underpinning sciences and the full spectrum of clinical anaesthetic practice. An international team of experts provide trustworthy, effective, and evidence-based guidance enabling clinicians to provide the very best clinical care to patients.