Morgan and Mikhail's Clinical Anesthesiology

Key differences between 5th and 4th editions

• Time lapse between current and previous publications: 8 years (2013 vs 2005).
• The original edition of Clinical Anesthesiology was written by G. Edward Morgan and published in 1991.
• The number of pages in the Fifth edition was significantly increased - this latest edition has 284 pages more than its predecessor.
• Two separate chapters describe devices and techniques for monitoring of cardiac function and for monitoring of neuromuscular transmission, neurological system gas exchange during respiration, and body temperature.
• New chapter 7 "Pharmacological Principles" covers drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
• New chapter 10 "Analgesic Agents" covers opioids, COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors.
• New chapter 44 "Ambulatory, Non-operating Room, & Office-Based Anesthesia" covers advances in anesthetic and surgical techniques, factors to consider in selecting patients for ambulatory or office-based procedures, selected medical conditions in patients undergoing ambulatory anesthesia and surgery, post-anesthetic recovery, how to determine when a patient is ready for discharge, unexpected hospital admissions after ambulatory operating, safety and risks of anesthesia outside the operating room.
• New chapter 48 "Perioperative Pain Management and Enhanced Outcomes" covers enhanced recovery programs; recommendations on how to minimize intraoperative and postoperative complications and improve surgical recovery.
• New chapter 52 "Thermoregulation and Hypothermia" discusses hypothermia, a medical emergency of abnormally low body temperature; and other abnormalities of thermoregulation process.
• New chapter 53 "Nutrition in Perioperative & Critical Care" covers basic nutritional requirements, total parenteral nutrition, complications of nutrition support.