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A Concise Guide to Intraoperative Monitoring |
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From Book News, Inc. Covers theory and applications of the use of intraoperative electrophysiological recordings to assess the functional integrity of the nervous system during surgery. Discusses procedures and protocols used in hospital settings, and gives examples of typical recordings, possible problems, and recommended solutions. Begins with basic principles underlying the generation of bioelectrical signals and description of equipment, then describes procedures, structures at... >> |
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From Book News, Inc. A summary of the current knowledge of toxicity of the anesthetic agents--defining toxicity in its broadest sense as an adverse effect, whether the result of pharmacologic, toxicologic, physiologic, or other mechanism. The initial chapters provide background on the factors that impact toxicity and the ways in which the adverse effects of the anesthetics can be investigated. The subsequent chapters present and summarize anesthetic toxicity, some of which is famili... >> |
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Human Reliability and Error in Medical System (Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2) |
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From Book News, Inc. Dhillon (mechanical engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada) outlines basic concepts and methods in general human reliability, errors, and human factors, and explains the status of research on human reliability and error in medical systems. After a review of useful mathematical concepts, he covers fundamentals of human factors and explains nine methods for performing human reliability and error analysis in health care. He examines human error in medication an... >> |
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Anesthesiology
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