Anaesthesia

Foreword

Foreword As a leade r o f moder n anaesthesi a i n Hon g Kong , D r Let t ha s ha d th e oppor tunity o f exercisin g hi s expertis e o n al l type s o f patients . Further , h e no t onl y or ganized th e anaestheti c service bu t ha s als o bee n teachin g medica l student s an d postgraduates for more than a quarter of a century . This book aim s to brin g th e subjec t t o student s o f medicine, dentistry an d thos e who ar e considerin g learnin g abou t and , perhap s specializin g i n anaesthesia . Th e book narrate s th e topics chosen lucidl y an d wil l help its readers to understand an d appreciate the material mentioned. As a surgeon I find the author's expression of his experience in dealing with special and complicate d case s such as anaesthesia i n liver disease, includin g recurren t pyogeni c cholangitis , anaesthesi a fo r oesophagea l an d laryngeal surgery, and other relevant information o f particular interest . Other topics—historica l aspects , pain , befor e surger y evaluation , dru g inter actions , respiration, circulation, maintenance of general anaesthesia, muscular relaxation , regional anaesthesia, intravenou s therapy, the post-operative perio d and pai n relief—to nam e just a few, are clear, informative an d interesting. The parts that dea l with specialize d procedure s suc h a s obstetrical , paediatric , neurosurgical , E.N.T. , opthalmic anaesthesia, induced hypotension, and other included topics such as malignant hyperpyrexia , etc . will be o f interes t t o al l whil e the inclusio n o f informatio n on life saving measures, environmental hazards and other selected topics will appeal to a wide range of readers, including undergraduates as well as practising anaesthe tists . The illustrations, graphs and table s are lucid and complementar y t o the text. Fo r those seekin g o r needin g additiona l information , th e autho r ha s compile d a com prehensive an d impressiv e bibliograph y o f books , text s an d journals . References , many of them very recent, follow each chapter . I woul d lik e t o wis h thi s welcom e additio n t o th e anaestheti c literatur e al l th e success that I know it so richly deserves. Professor Ta n Sri G.B. Ong Professor Emeritus of Surgery University of Hong Kong ...