Anaesthesia for Patients with Endocrine Disease

Apart from diabetes mellitus, endocrine diseases requiring surgical treatment are relatively uncommon. However, when they do occur, they frequently present major clinical anaesthestic problems that require extensive knowledge of the pathophysiology of the condition, and considerableanaesthetic expertise. This book provides the anaesthetist with a comprehensive examination of each of the endocrine conditions, covering underlying pathophysiological problems, and guidance on optimal anaesthetic care. It will be of use to trainee and consultant anaesthetists working in bothspecialist endocrine wards and general surgery wards where a patient with endocrine disease might present.

1. Basic endocrine concepts in health and critical illness, Dinky Levitt & Ian Ross
2. The pituitary gland, Jeffrey J. Pasternak
3. Diabetes Mellitus, John Sear
4. The thyroid gland, M. F. M. James & P. A. Farling
5. Parathyroid disease, Philipp Riss, Eva Schaden & Christian K. Spiss
6. Anaesthetic management of patients with carcinoid tumours, Anis S. Baraka
7. Adrenal cortex, W. J. Russell
8. Adrenal medulla, M. F. M. James
9. Endocrine emergencies, P. A. Farling & J. A. Silverside
10. Hormones as pharmaceutical agents: focus on steroids and vasopressin, John G. T. Augoustides, Insung Chung & Prakash Patel
11. Endocrine surgery - personal view, Tom R. Kurzawinski