Anesthesia for Oncological Surgery

• Features the latest surgical oncologic treatments, perioperative care and anesthetic considerations and protocols
• Possesses very important clinical implications in cancer care and health systems
• Comprehensive and Concise

About this book

This book fills the need for a single comprehensive work on oncological anesthesia written by anesthesiologists. Divided into 14 distinct sections, this title includes the most up-to-date surgical oncologic procedures/treatments (new adjunctive treatments, new surgical techniques), perioperative care and anesthetic considerations and protocols. The highly experienced authors explain how the new treatments affect anesthesia implementations.

Chapters are formatted to be “Comprehensive and Concise”, COMPREHENSIVE means the book will cover almost everything related to the anesthetic management of oncological surgical procedures and treatment, CONCISE means each chapter will be practical in format to include surgical highlights, positions, paralysis, anesthesia options, monitoring, durations, anesthesia key points, postoperative analgesia, and postoperative destinations”. 

An invaluable resource for anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA), certified Anesthesiologist assistants (CAA), anesthesia trainees (anesthesiology residents/fellows, students registered nurse anesthetists, student Anesthesiologist assistants), and oncological surgeons.

Editors and Affiliations

Jeffrey Huang - Department of Anesthesiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, USA

Jiapeng Huang - Department of Anesthesiology, University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, USA

Henry Liu - Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA