Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery

This is an up-to-date clinical reference on anesthesia for urological surgery.  Advances in urological procedures, the advent of treatment of patients with strong anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications, and the demographics of urology patients (many of whom are young or elderly) present challeng...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gainsburg, Daniel M. (Editor), Bryson, Ethan O. (Editor), Frost, Elizabeth A. M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1.    Anesthesia and Renal Function:  Perioperative Considerations
  • 2.    Preoperative Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient
  • 3.    Anesthesia for Urological Endoscopic Procedures
  • 4.    Anesthesia for Office-Based Urological Procedures
  • 5.    Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy
  • 6.    Anesthesia for Laparoscopic and Robotic-assisted Urological Procedures
  • 7.    Anesthesia for Renal Transplantation:  Recipient and Donor Care
  • 8.    Anesthesia for Pheochromocytoma
  • 9.    Anesthesia for Pediatric Urology
  • 10.  Open Urological Procedures:  Anesthetic Considerations in Radical Cystectomy with Diversion, Radical Prostatectomy, and Radical Nephrectomy
  • 11.  The Pregnant Patient
  • 12.  Positioning for Urological Procedures
  • 13.  Management of the Urological Patient Taking Anticoagulant or Antiplatelet Medication
  • 14.  Pain Management
  • 15.  Use of the Simulation Laboratory to Teach Urological Anesthesia
  • 16. Legal Considerations in Urological Surgery