Clinical Training Course: Anesthetic Delivery and Technique

by Drs Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum and Jacqueline M. Leung

Explain the continuum of sedation and its effects on responsiveness, airway, spontaneous ventilation, and cardiovascular function; Describe the hazards of nurse-administered propofol sedation; Identify future trends and new Pharmacologic agents for sedation during surgery; Review the guidelines for preoperative cardiac evaluation of elderly patients presenting for non-cardiac surgery; and Examine the implications of diastolic dysfunction in the perioperative period.