| Evidence-Based Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Contributor(s): Møller, Ann (Editor), Pedersen, Tom (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521690250 ISBN-13: 9780521690256 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $107.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: This is a comprehensive volume on the theories and applications of evidence-based anesthesia and critical care. Arising from the internationally renowned Cochrane Collaboration - the global force in evidence-based medicine - this book will be an authoritative guide for anesthetists. As coordinators of the Cochrane Anaesthesia Review Group, the editors have gathered a formidable set of contributions from around the world. The first half of the book provides an introduction to evidence-based medicine and applies the principles to anesthesia and critical care, including critical appraisal, meta-analysis, interpreting results and controlling bias. The second half shows how to practice this in preoperative evaluation, regional and general anesthesia, postoperative pain therapy, critical care and acute medicine. Medical professionals working in anesthesia and surrounding specialties worldwide will find this book immensely useful. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Laboratory Medicine - Medical | Anesthesiology |
| Dewey: 617.96 |
| LCCN: 2007295043 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.9" W x 9.68" (1.79 lbs) 412 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Pedersen, Tom: - Tom Pedersen is Director of the Head and Orto-Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen and co-ordinating editor of the Cochrane Anaesthesia Review Group. His specific areas of research interest are patient safety, quality assurance and evidence-based health economics. |