Smith and Aitkenhead’s Textbook of Anaesthesia: The Ultimate Guide for Trainee Anaesthetists

Edited by Alan R. Aitkenhead BSc MD FRCA, Iain Moppett, and Jonathan Thompson, Smith and Aitkenhead’s Textbook of Anaesthesia is the go-to resource for trainee anaesthetists and a must-read for candidates preparing for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and similar examinations.

This comprehensive textbook is not only essential for trainees but also serves as a trusted, practical guide for anaesthetists and healthcare professionals involved in the perioperative period. The sixth edition has been thoroughly updated and reorganised to reflect current anaesthetic practice and the underlying basic sciences.

New Features and Updates

This edition includes several new chapters, ensuring complete coverage of key and evolving areas, and features contributions from new, experienced authors. For the first time, users also gain complementary access to the complete contents online at expertconsult.com, making the textbook more flexible and easy to use than ever before.

Comprehensive Coverage of Modern Clinical Practice

The textbook provides clear and concise coverage of the full range of modern clinical practice, including:

• Anaesthetic equipment and pre-operative assessment
• Post-operative care, local anaesthesia, and anaesthesia for individual specialties
• Intensive care and the management of chronic pain
• New chapters on resuscitation, management of the difficult airway, management of the high-risk patient, anaesthetic considerations in transplant patients, consent and information, safety and quality improvement, and education and training

Clinically Relevant Basic Sciences

The textbook seamlessly integrates clinically relevant basic sciences throughout, including:

• The principles of pharmacology
• Anaesthetic agents and physics for the anaesthetist

With its comprehensive coverage, updated content, and online access, Smith and Aitkenhead’s Textbook of Anaesthesia is an indispensable resource for anaesthetists and healthcare professionals worldwide.

Publication details:

• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Edition: 6
• Publication date: September 12, 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0702041920
• ISBN-13: 978-0702041921
• eText ISBN: 9780702051128, 9780808924296
• Pages: 928