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Table of Contents:

PART ONE
COMPLICATIONS OF SPECIFIC ANESTHETIC EVENTS  
    1 Management of the Airway: Complications   2 Complications of Cardiovascular Monitoring   3 Complications of Neuraxial (Spinal/Epidural/Caudal) Anesthesia   4 Complications of Nerve Blocks   5 Complications of Pain Therapy   6 Equipment Failure: Anesthesia Delivery Systems   7 Complications of Drugs Used in Anesthesia   8 Perioperative Nerve Injury   9 Why Monitoring During Anesthesia Has Unintended and Undesirable Consequences       PART  TWO
THE CAUSES OF SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS   10 Causes and Consequences of Impaired Gas Exchange 11 Causes and Consequences of Arrhythmias 12   Hypotension, Hypertension, Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia, and Infarction 13 Complications Related to Cardiopulmonary Bypass 14 Anesthetic Complications Related to Endocrine Disease 15 Causes and Consequences of Hypothermia and Hyperthermia 16 Impaired Central Nervous System Function 17 Injuries to the Visual System and Other Sense Organs 18 Immunologic Complications 19 Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting 20 Liver Dysfunction After Anesthesia 21 Renal Dysfunction 22 Perioperative Electrolyte and Acid-Base Abnormalities 23 Complications of Blood Transfusion
24 Causes and Consequences of Maternal-Fetal Perianesthetic Complications
25 Anesthesia Complications Occurring Primarily in the Very Young
26 Injury to the Anesthesiologist
 
 
PART THREE
SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS THAT MIGHT BE ATTRIBUTED TO ANESTHESIA 
 
27 Cardiothoracic Surgery
28 Complications Related to Abdominal Surgery with an Emphasis on Laparoscopy
29 Perioperative Embolic Complications
 
 
PART FOUR 
MEDICOLEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
 
30 Assessment of Anesthetic Risk
31 Current Spectrum of Anesthetic Injury
32 The Cost of Adverse Outcome
33 Risk Management and Quality Assurance
34 What to Do if Sued: An Analysis of the Allegation of Malpractice Brought Against an Anesthesia Provider