Preface to 6th edition; Preface to the fifth edition xiii; Preface to the fourth edition xi; Preface to the third edition xv; Preface to the second edition xvi; Preface to the first edition xvii; Foreword; abbreviations; Part I. Nuts and Bolts: 1. Evaluation of the airway; 2. Control of the airway; 3. Tracheal intubation; 4. The difficult or failed intubation; 5. Vascular access; 6. Basic pharmacology; 7.

Intravenous fluids; 8. Anaesthetic equipment: the machine, breathing systems and ventilators; 9. Ultrasound in anaesthesia and intensive care; 10. Monitoring in anaesthesia; 11. Reducing risk; Part II. Crises and Complications: 12. Cardiac Arrest; 13. Haemorrhage and blood transfusion; 14.

Anaphylactic reactions; 15. Malignant hyperthermia; 16. Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity; 17. Stridor - upper airway obstruction; 18. Pneumothorax; 19. Common intraoperative problems; 20. Postoperative problems; 21. Anaesthetic mishaps; Part III.

Passing the Gas: 22. Preoperative evaluation and preparation; 23. Principles of emergency anaesthesia; 24. Emergency laparotomy; 25. Anaesthesia for minimally invasive surgery; 26. Anaesthesia for Abdominal surgery; 27. Anaesthesia for Gynaecological surgery; 28. Anaesthesia for Urological surgery; 29.

Anaesthesia for Maxillofacial and ENT surgery; 30. Anaesthesia for Orthopaedic surgery; 31. Anaesthesia for day case surgery; 32. Epidural and spinal (neuraxial) anaesthesia; 33. Common regional blocks; 34. Obstetric anaesthesia; 35. Anaesthesia in the corridor; Part IV. Walking the Walk (and Talking the Talk): 36.

Management of the patient in the recovery area; 37. Postoperative analgesia; 38. Recognition and management of the sick patient; 39. Intensive care (Critical care) Part I; 40. Intensive care (Critical care) Part II; 41. Perioperative medicine; 42. Management of head injuries; 43. Chronic pain; 44.

Be the best!; Part V. And Finally.: 45. Anaesthetic aphorisms.