Aneastetic Guidelines for Rural Hospitals

Abstract

Aneasthesia, Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion The purpose of this chapter is to discuss issues related to intravascular fluids, including blood transfusions. The series has the following seetions: 1. Introduction to anaesthetics and anaesthetic safety checklist 2. Anaesthesia, intubation and extubation 3. The pre-operative assessment 4. Anaesthetic drugs I 5. Anaesthetic drugs II 6. Spinal anaesthesia 7. CaesareanS ections 8. Paediatric anaesthesia 9. Complications during anaesthesia 10. Local and re$onal anaesthesia 11. Ventilation and breathing systems 12. A naesthesia,f luid therapy and blood transfusion