A book to assist anesthesiologists in their role as perioperative physicians
This South Asia edition of the anesthesiology classic Stoelting's Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease serves as a ready reference for perioperative care of patients with co-existing diseases. The book provides a detailed description including pathophysiology, medical management, and anesthesia care of most diseases encountered in the routine practice of anesthesia. The management of anesthesia is presented in a concise, comprehensive manner, giving the guidance required to provide safe anesthesia care in the perioperative period, avoiding the complications that may arise from preexisting conditions. Updated regionally relevant content, current recommendations and guidelines, and easy-to-follow algorithms make it a useful companion to anesthesiologists. As a special feature for postgraduate students, this book incorporates exam questions at the end of each chapter.