Complications in Anesthesiology

Risk Management, Quality Assurance and Patient Safety Epidemiologic Methods in Anesthesia The Hazard of Viral Hepatitis to Anesthesiologists and Other Operating Room Personnel Herpes Infections and Herpetic Whitlow Role of Anesthesia in Surgical Mortality Anesthesia Delivery-Apparatus Hazards Fire and Explosions Electrotrauma in the Operating Room:: Shock, Electrocution, and Burns Complications of Invasive Cardiovascular Monitoring Temperature Regulation Physiologic Disturbances Associated with Induced Hypothermia Malignant Hypothermia Dental Complications Salivary Gland Enlargement Pulmonary Aspiration of Gastric Contents Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema Bronchospasm Airway Obstruction and Difficult Tracheal Intubation Pneumothorax Hypoxemia and Hypercapnia During and After Anesthesia Air Embolism Cardiac Dysrhythmias Failure of the Peripheral Circulation Perioperative Myocardial Infarction Complications of Deliberate Hypotension Nerve Damage from Positioning and Trauma Increased Intracranial Pressure Cerebral Hypoxia with Hyperventilation Ophthalmologic Complications Awareness During Anesthesia Postoperative Emotional Response Prolonged Emergence and Failure to Regain Consciousness Adrenocortical Insufficiency and Etomidate Fluid and Electrolyte Problems Oliguria Polyuria Urinary Retention Disorders of Acid-Base Regulation Problems Posed by Transfusion Difficulties in Sickle Cell States Immediate Reactions to Local Anesthetics Complications of Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia Complications of Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia Complications of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nerve Blocks Complications Neurolytic Blocks The Allergic Response and Anesthesia Complications of Prior Drug Therapy Exacerbation of Inducible Porphyria Acquired Methemoglobinemia and Sulfhemoglobinemia Complications Associated with Muscle Relaxants Teratogenicity Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Inhalation Anesthesia and Hepatic Injury Aortocaval Compression and Uteroplacental Perfusion Postpartum Hemorrhage and Uterine Atony Hypoventilation and Apnea in the Newborn Fetal and Neonatal Depression Physical Impairment Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Complications of Hyperbaric Oxygenatioin Complications of Extracorporeal Circulation