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80 true-story clinical “near misses” never before published Ideal for problem-centered learning
Recommendations, references, and discussions accompany the cases
Rich basis for teaching discussions both in or out of the operating room Settings include sophisticated as well as rudimentary anesthetic environments
Complements the author’s case book, Clinical Anesthesia: Near Misses and Lessons Learned
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (80 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
All anesthesiologists eventually face the fear of a “near miss,” when a patient’s life has been put at risk. Learning from the experience is crucial to professionalism and the ongoing development of expertise. Drawing on forty-plus years of practice in major metropolitan hospitals in the United States, Norway, and South Africa, John Brock-Utne, MD presents 80 carefully selected cases that provide the basis for lessons and tips to prevent potential disaster. The cases emphasize problem-centered learning and span a broad range of topics—from an outbreak of operating room infection (could it be the anesthesia equipment?), complications of fiberoptic intubations, and problems with epidural drug pumps, to performing an urgent tracheostomy for the first time, working with an aggressive surgeon, and what to do when a patient falls off the operating table during surgery. 80 true-story clinical “near misses” never before published, ideal for problem-centered learning, recommendations, references, and discussions accompany most cases, rich basis for teaching discussions both in or out of the operating room, settings include sophisticated as well as rudimentary anesthetic environments, complements the author’s other case book, Clinical Anesthesia: Near Misses and Lessons Learned (Springer, 2008).
Reviews
From the reviews:
“Provides a wealth of tips to prevent perioperative disaster and is ideal for problem-based discussions … . case scenarios that are informative and useful for practitioners in all anesthetic subspecialties and for those practicing in different environments … . I would highly recommend this book to anyone practicing anesthesiology … . It is always prudent to heed the advice of those more experienced than ourselves; with this book, Dr. Brock-Utne has solidified some of those lessons on paper to be shared for the future.” (Eric S. Fouliard, Anesthesiology, Issue 4, 2013)
“This book includes interesting cases from the author’s (and his colleagues’) 40+ year anesthesia career. … The purpose is to present near-miss cases and the etiology of the problems. … This is a great book for anyone interested, even peripherally, in anesthesia and critical care medicine. It would be a great read for medical students or student registered nurse anesthetists as well as residents and practitioners. It is such an easy read that it can be picked up and put down quickly.” (Martin Dauber, Doody’s Book Reviews, December, 2011)Authors and Affiliations
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Stanford University Medical Center, Professor of Anesthesia, Stanford, USA
John G. Brock-Utne
About the author
John Brock-Utne is an Emeritus Professor of Anesthesia and a previous Associate Director of the Anesthesia Residency Program at Stanford University School of Medicine. He has written over 200 peer-reviewed articles and about 400 abstracts and letters, and several books, including Near Misses in Pediatric Anesthesia and Clinical Anesthesia: Near Misses and Lessons Learned.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Case Studies of Near Misses in Clinical Anesthesia
Authors: John G. Brock-Utne
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1179-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-1178-0Published: 09 August 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-1179-7Published: 09 August 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 236
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations