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Tables of Contents for Evidence-Based Practice of Anesthesiology
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I. INTRODUCTION
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1. Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines-The American Society of Anesthesiologists' Approach
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Richard T. Connis, David G. Nickinovich, Robert A. Caplan, and James F. Arens
II. PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION
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2. Does Routine Testing Affect Outcome?
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L. Reuven Pasternak
3. Should Preoperative Hemoglobin Always Be Obtained?
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Bradly J. Narr and Daniel R. Brown
4. Is Routine Preoperative Pregnancy Testing Necessary?
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Fayez Kotob and Rebecca S. Twersky
5. Is a Preoperative Screening Clinic Cost-Effective?
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Sheila R. Barnett
6. Who Should Have a Preoperative 12-Lead Electrocardiogram?
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Barbara S. Gold
7. When Should Pulmonary Function Tests Be Performed Preoperatively?
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Anthony N. Passannante and Peter Rock
8. Does the Airway Examination Predict Difficult Intubation?
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Carin A. Hagberg and Satyajeet Ghatge
9. What is the Optimal Evaluation of the Patient with Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
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Peter Rock, Todd Dorman, and Anthony Passannante
10. Is There an Optimal Timing for Smoking Cessation?
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James Y. Findlay
11. Does Prophylactic Coronary Revascularization Reduce Cardiac Complications?
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Lee A. Fleisher
12. Should Antihypertensive Medications Be Continued through the Perioperative Period?
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Cedric Prys-Roberts
13. Should Patients with Asthma Be Given Preoperative Medications Including Steroids?
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Lee-Gardie Jean and Robert H. Brown
14. Is Autologous Predonation Cost-Effective?
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Keyvan Karkouti and Stuart A. McCluskey
III. PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT
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15. Does a History of Difficult Intubation Necessitate Awake Airway Management?
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William H. Rosenblatt and Muhammad ltani
16. Should Regional or General Anesthesia Be Used for Cases in which the Patient Has an Anticipated Difficult Airway?
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Seth Akst and Lynette Mark
17. Is There an Ideal Approach to the Malignant Hyperthermia-Susceptible Patient?
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Charles B. Watson
18. What is the Optimal Perioperative Management for Latex Allergy?
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Robert S. Holzman
19. What Reduces the Risk of Aspiration?
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Mark D. Tasch
20. Is There an Optimal Treatment for Aspiration?
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Neal H. Cohen and Michael Yanakakis
21. What is the Best Strategy to Prevent PONV?
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Ashraf S. Habib and Tong J. Gan
22. Does the Choice of Fluid Matter in Major Surgery?
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Catherine M.N. O'Malley and Elliott Bennett-Guerrero
23. Does the Choice of Muscle Relaxant Affect Outcome?
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David Bevan
24. Maintenance of Perioperative Normothermia Is Beneficial
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Andrea Kurz
25. When Should Perioperative Glucocorticoid Replacement Be Administered?
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J. Brian Liddy and Douglas B. Coursin
26. Should Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents Be Given Routinely in Noncardiac Surgery?
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Lee A. Fleisher
27. Are Alpha-2 Agonists Effective in Reducing Perioperative Cardiac Complications in Noncardiac Surgery?
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Douglas C. Shook and John E. Ellis
28. Does Perioperative Hyperglycemia Increase the Risk of Postoperative Complications?
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Sherd Afifi and Stanley Rosenbaum
29. What Is the Best Means of Preventing Perioperative Renal Dysfunction?
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Hugh R. Playford and Robert N. Sladen
30. What Works in a Patient with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
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Michael G. Fitzsimons and William E. Hurford
31. Is There an Optimal Perioperative Hemoglobin?
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Jeffrey L. Carson and Barbara Armas
32. Is Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution Cost-Effective?
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Terri G. Monk
33. What Drugs Decrease Postoperative Bleeding?
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Veena Guru and Stephen E. Fremes
34. Fondaparinux: What Is Its Efficacy and Safety in Surgical Patients?
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Lynn M. Broadman
35. Can We Prevent Recall during Anesthesia?
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Lauren H. Fleischer and Peter S.A. Glass
36. What Actions Can Be Used to Prevent Peripheral Nerve Injury?
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Sanjay M. Bhananker and Karen B. Domino
37. Is One General Anesthetic Technique Associated with Faster Recovery?
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Ralph Gertler and Girish P. Joshi
38. Choice of General Anesthetic for Ambulatory Surgery
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Anil Gupta
39. What Criteria Should Be Used for Discharge after Outpatient Surgery?
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Damon Kamming and Frances Chung
40. What Is the Optimal Intraoperative and Postoperative Management of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patient?
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Peter Rock, Anthony Passannante, and Todd Dorman
41. Do Intensive Care Specialists Improve Patient Outcome?
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Patrick Neligan and Clifford S. Deutschman
IV. REGIONAL ANESTHESIA
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42. Is Regional Anesthesia Superior to General Anesthesia for Hip Surgery?
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Michael K. Urban
43. Should Spinal Anesthesia Be Performed in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis?
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Robert Stevens and Marek Mirski
44. Is Regional Anesthesia Safe in the Patient on Antiplatelet Agents?
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John C. Rowlingson
45. Does Intraoperative Regional Anesthesia Decrease Perioperative Blood Loss?
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James F. Weller and Christopher L. Wu
46. Should Additives Be Used for Peripheral Nerve Blocks?
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Michele Curatolo and Andreas Vogt
47. The Best Approaches to Prophylaxis Against DVT Formation When Using a Combination of Neuraxial Anesthesia and Heparins
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Denzil W. Hawkinberry II and Lynn M. Broadman
48. Vitamin K Antagonists and Spinal Axis Anesthesia
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Lynn M. Broadman
49. Herbal Medications and Spinal Axis Anesthesia
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Lynn M. Broadman
50. What Is the Optimal Management of Postdural Puncture Headache?
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David Wlody
51. When Is an Epidural Blood Patch Indicated?
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Edward T. Crosby and Peter J. Duffy
52. Is Regional Anesthesia Appropriate for Outpatient Surgery?
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Michael F. Mulroy and Chris Spilker
V. MONITORING
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53. Do Pulmonary Artery Catheters Influence Outcome in Noncardiac Surgery?
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Glenn S. Murphy and Jeffery S. Vender
54. Does Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Affect Outcome?
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Robert E. Minahan
55. What Is the Best Method of Diagnosing Perioperative Myocardial Infarction?
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Martin J. London
VI. CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA
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56. Is OPCAB Superior to CABG?
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C. Chad Hughes, Mark F. Newman and Kevin P. Gandolfo
57. Fast-Track Cardiac Anesthesia-Is It Safe?
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Daniel Bainbridge and Davy Cheng
58. Which Should Be Done First, a CABG or a CEA, or Should Both Be Done Together?
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Amar Setty and Lee A. Fleisher
59. Is Regional Anesthesia Superior to General Anesthesia for Infrainguinal Revascularization?
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Rose Christopherson and Grace L. Chien
60. Is There a Difference in Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy with Local versus General Anesthesia?
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Amanda A. Fox and Lee A. Fleisher
VII. NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIA
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61. Timing of Surgery after an Ischemic Stroke
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Dorothy S. Chung and Robert D. Stevens
62. Is There a Best Technique in the Patient with Increased Intracranial Pressure?
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Nicole Forster, Kristin Engelhard, and Adrian W. Gelb
VIII. OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA
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63. Does Labor Epidural Analgesia Affect Labor Outcome?
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Scott Segal
64. Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery: Regional or General?
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Yaakov Beilin
65. Does Anesthesia Increase the Risk to the Parturient Undergoing Non-Obstetric Surgery?
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Donald H. Penning
IX. PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
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66. Should Succinylcholine Be Used in Children?
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R. Blaine Easley and Lynne G. Maxwell
67. How Young Is the Youngest Infant for Outpatient Surgery?
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Lucinda L. Everett
68. Should a Child with a Respiratory Tract Infection Undergo Elective Surgery?
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R. Blaine Easley and Lynne C. Maxwell
X. PAIN
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69. Is Preemptive Analgesia Clinically Effective?
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Allan Gottschalk and E. Andrew Ochroch
70. Is Epidural Analgesia Superior to IV-PCA?
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David A. Provenzano and Jeffrey A. Grass
71. Optimal Postoperative Analgesia
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Jane Ballantyne and Caroline Carwood
Index
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