Practical anaesthesia

This chapter discusses a collection of practical topics of relevance to the anaesthetist. Topics covered include herbal medicines, blood exposure incidents, target-controlled infusions, death on the table, dealing with a complaint, anaphylaxis follow-up, latex allergy, long-term venous access, enhanced recovery and cardiac output monitoring, depth of anaesthesia monitoring, neuromuscular blockade and reversal, evidence-based anaesthesia, and the Cochrane Collaboration. There is a section on military anaesthesia which includes damage control resuscitation, medical emergency response team, the Triservice Anaesthesia Apparatus, and military uses of total intravenous anaesthesia.