New Anesthetic Agents, Devices and Monitoring Techniques: Annual Utah Postgraduate Course in Anesthesiology 1983

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Current Concepts in Cerebral Resuscitation/Protection....Pages 1-9
Management of Electrolyte Abnormalities....Pages 10-18
Anesthetic Management of the High Risk Pregnant Patient: Preeclampsia and Diabetes....Pages 19-44
Anesthesia for Cerebral Vascular Surgery....Pages 45-47
Management of Anesthesia in the Presence of Liver Disease....Pages 48-54
Special Techniques in Neuroanesthesia....Pages 55-59
Changing Concepts in Preanesthetic Medication....Pages 60-66
Calcium Channel Blockers and Anesthesia....Pages 67-76
Comparisons between Beta Blockers and Calcium Entry Blockers....Pages 77-82
Aspiration in Obstetrics: Etiology, Prevention and Treatment....Pages 83-91
New Developments in Vasodilator Therapy....Pages 92-97
Electrostimulation as an Adjunct to Anesthesia....Pages 98-101
New Muscle Relaxants....Pages 102-111
New Intravenous Anesthetic Drugs: Etomidate and Midazolam....Pages 112-119
The New Opioids....Pages 120-126
Comparative Pharmacology of Volatile Anesthetics....Pages 127-133
Prevention and Treatment of Intraoperative Myocardial Ischemia....Pages 134-141
Toxicity of Local Anesthetics in the Adult, Fetus and Newborn....Pages 142-146
Anesthesia for Cesarean Section: Regional and General....Pages 147-160
New Aspects of Nondepolarizing Relaxant Reversal....Pages 161-163
Buying a Monitor....Pages 164-174
When are Pulmonary Artery Catheters Indicated in Noncardiac Surgery?....Pages 175-178
Monitoring the EEG in the Operating Room....Pages 179-187
Biochemical and Biophysical Monitoring of the Fetus....Pages 188-192
Are Inhalation Anesthetics Better than Injectable Anesthetics for Coronary Artery Surgery?....Pages 193-195
Continuous Infusion of Intravenous Anesthetics: Automated IV Anesthesia, a Rational Method of Drug Administration....Pages 196-204