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Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery

  • This is an up-to-date clinical reference on anesthesia for urological surgery. Advances in urological procedures, the advent of treatment of patients with strong anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications, and the demographics of urology patients (many of whom are young or elderly) present challenges for the anesthesiologist and have necessitated changes in anesthesia practice.

  • Urological anesthesia is not recognized as a subspecialty, and this book, which reflects the expertise of clinicians and researchers from around the United States and Europe, is written for the majority of anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists who will provide anesthesia for these patients.

  • Renal physiology and pharmacology

  • Urologic anesthesia in all age groups, and in both the operating room and outpatient setting

  • Special considerations in the pregnant patient and in renal transplantation

  • Anesthesia for robotic surgery of the prostate

  • In older patients, problems arising from co-morbidities and the risk of drug interactions

  • Appropriate pain management in inpatient and outpatient settings

  • The unique challenges of positioning the patient

  • Medico-legal considerations, including analyses from the closed claims study

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Anesthesia and Renal Function: Perioperative Considerations

    • Kaili Dilts, Vinod Malhotra
    Pages 1-15
  3. Anesthesia for Urological Endoscopic Procedures

    • Daniel M. Gainsburg
    Pages 35-51
  4. Anesthesia for Office-Based Urologic Procedures

    • Clifford Gevirtz, Steven Boggs, Elizabeth A. M. Frost
    Pages 53-74
  5. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy

    • Stephen D. Lucas, Gang Zheng, Dietrich Gravenstein
    Pages 75-91
  6. Anesthesia for Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Urological Procedures

    • Michael W. Lew, Michael J. Sullivan
    Pages 93-126
  7. Anesthesia for Renal Transplantation: Donor and Recipient Care

    • John George III, Jacek B. Cywinski, Jerome F. O’Hara Jr.
    Pages 127-146
  8. Anesthesia for Pheochromocytoma

    • Lennart Christiansson
    Pages 147-175
  9. Anesthesia for Pediatric Urology

    • Katherine Kirkpatrick, Rita Vashisht
    Pages 177-196
  10. Positioning for Urological Procedures

    • Jonathan Gal, Jaime Hyman, Daniel M. Gainsburg
    Pages 243-269
  11. Management of the Urological Patient Taking Anticoagulant or Antiplatelet Medication

    • Din Z. Kagalwala, Fayavar Ajvadi, Gregory W. Fischer
    Pages 271-289
  12. Medicolegal Considerations in Urologic Anesthesia

    • Elizabeth A. M. Frost
    Pages 343-364
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 365-367

About this book

This is a concise, up-to-date reference on anesthesia for urological surgery.  Urological anesthesia is not recognized as a specialty, and a majority of anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists will provide anesthesia for these patients.  Advances in urological procedures, the advent of treatment of patients with strong anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications, and the demographics of urology patients (many of whom are young or elderly) present challenges for the anesthesiologist and have necessitated changes in anesthesia practice.  The last volume on this topic was published in 2000, and the time is right for a fresh presentation of contemporary expertise in anesthesia for urological surgery.

The book provides a brief review of renal physiology and pharmacology then addresses anesthesia for each major group of urological procedures (e.g., endoscopic, office-based, laparoscopic and robotic, nephrolithotripsy, renal transplantation, etc.) and in special populations, including the geriatric patient, the pediatric patient, and the pregnant patient.  Separate chapters discuss the unique challenges of positioning the patient, and of managing the patient taking anticoagulant and antiplatelet medication, and the chapter on pain management addresses common and important perioperative concerns.  

The book provides a brief review of renal physiology and pharmacology then addresses anesthesia for each major group of urological procedures (e.g., endoscopic, office-based, laparoscopic and robotic, nephrolithotripsy, renal transplantation, etc.) and in special populations, including the geriatric patient, the pediatric patient, and the pregnant patient.  Separate chapters discuss the unique challenges of positioning the patient, and of managing the patient taking anticoagulant and antiplatelet medication, and the chapter on pain management addresses common and important perioperative concerns.  

Reviews

From the reviews:

“In this original textbook, editors D.M. Gainsburg, E.O. Bryson and E.A.M. Frost examined current anaesthetic requirements and contributions to urology. … Most current procedures were addressed and the role of the anaesthetist was exhaustively described. … This excellent textbook updates the current knowledge required for urologists in the field of anaesthesia and many readers will certainly find the useful information satisfactory.” (European Urology Today, April-June, 2014)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Departments of Anesthesiology and Urolog, Icahn School of Medcine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

    Daniel M. Gainsburg

  • The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Anesthesiology, New York, USA

    Ethan O. Bryson, Elizabeth A. M. Frost

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery

  • Editors: Daniel M. Gainsburg, Ethan O. Bryson, Elizabeth A. M. Frost

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7363-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-7362-6Published: 10 September 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4229-9Published: 01 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7363-3Published: 10 September 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 367

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general, Anesthesiology, Urology, Surgery

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