Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors describes 215 common, serious errors made by attendings, residents, fellows, CRNAs, and practicing anesthesiologists in the practice of anesthesia and offers practical, easy-to-remember tips for avoiding these errors.

Each error is described in a quick-reading one-page entry that includes:

• a brief clinical scenario
• a short review of the relevant physiology and/or pharmacology
• tips on how to avoid or resolve the problem

Illustrations are included where appropriate. The book also includes important chapters on human factors, legal issues, CPT coding, and how to select a practice.

Contents

Airway and Ventilation

• Basics
• Advanced
• Special Cases
• Problem Solving
• Don'ts

Lines and Access

• Basics
• Central Lines
• Don'ts
• Errors

Fluids, Resuscitation, and Transfusion

• Fluids
• Resuscitation
• Transfusion

Medications

• Perioperative Issues
• Specific Drugs

Intraoperative and Perioperatiave

• Basics
• Perioperative Medicine (or "Periop-tology")
• Special Cases

Equipment

• Monitors
• Devices
• Behind the Scenes

Regional Anesthesia

• Before You Begin
• Doing the Block
• After the Block

Pacu

Pediatric Anesthesia

• Basics
• Special Issues

Neuroanesthesia

• Basics
• Intraoperative Management

Cardiac Anesthesia

• Basics
• Special Issues

Ob Anesthesia

• "Routine" Labor and Delivery
• Special Issues

Pain Medicine

• Perioperative Management
• Chronic Pain

Human Factors

• Do's
• Don'ts

Legal

Professional Practice

• Basics
• Always Avoid the Bad Jobs

Coding and Payment: Make Sure You Get Paid

Commencement

Index

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