TY - BOOK AU - Jakobsson,Jan TI - Anaesthesia for day case surgery T2 - OAL, Oxford anaesthesia library SN - 9780191576003 PY - 2009/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Anesthesia KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Ambulatory surgery KW - Ambulatory Surgical Procedures KW - Anesthesia, General N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Day surgery, ambulatory anaesthesia, and office-based procedures; 2 Anaesthesia equipment and monitoring in day surgical anaesthesia; 3 Patient selection and preparation for day surgical procedures; 4 Analgesics in day case surgery; 5 Anaesthetics in day case surgery; 6 Muscle relaxation in day case surgery; 7 Airway and ventilation in day case anaesthesia; 8 Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV): still the "little big problem"?; 9 The recovery process and follow-up after day case anaesthesia; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T N2 - The use of ambulatory or 'day case' surgery has grown tremendously in Western countries in recent years at the expense of more traditional in-hospital surgical care. In the US, up to 70-80% of all surgical procedures are currently performed on an ambulatory basis. The adaptation of day case surgery still varies considerably between countries and even within countries in Europe. The transition from traditional in-hospital care to day case surgery or ambulatory procedure calls for vigilant planning of steps in preoperative care and a team effort to optimise all parts of patient care as well as ca UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?custid=ns123844&authtype=ip,shib&direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=467647 ER -