Explores important issues in perioperative management, discussing the available options, examining the relevant research, and presenting practical recommendations. 

Features concise, to-the-point chapters with numerous quick-reference tables for fast and effective decision making.  

Includes decision trees throughout to provide visual guidance and a logical flow of key decision points. 

Contains nine new chapters on how to identify patients at risk for postoperative neurocognitive disorder; the best strategy for perioperative ACE and ARB agents; emergency laparotomy; optimal postoperative analgesia and the opiate naïve patient; the best method for perioperative handoffs; myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS); and more. 

Helps you master the current best practices you need to know for successful day-to-day practice and oral board review. 

Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.