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Book Review
Your Guide to PaediatricAnaesthesia
C Sims & C JohnsonMcGraw-Hill Medical (Australian edition),1 Nov 2011ISBN 978-0071000222, 374 pp.,Price £87.99
This is a new book published by the
team from Princess Margaret Hospi-
tal for Children in Perth, Australia,
aimed at trainee anaesthetists under-
taking training in paediatric anaes-
thesia.
The book itself is divided into 31
chapters starting with the principles
of paediatric anaesthesia, including
pharmacology, fluid management
and the bio-psychosocial manage-
ment of the child. There are chapters
covering neonatal surgery, chronic
disease in the paediatric population
and congenital syndromes and their
influence on anaesthesia.
The book then describes anaes-
thetic techniques for the various
surgical specialities. The authors
include chapters on paediatric inten-
sive care and child protection, which
I found particularly well written and
easy to understand.
There are two sections that the
anaesthetist preparing for the FRCA
exam may find extremely useful. The
first is a list of ‘Current Issues’, found
at the beginning of the book with
page references to the main body of
the book. The second is at the end of
the book, listing all the questions
relating to paediatric anaesthesia
from previous FANZCA and FRCA
exams. The inclusion of these sec-
tions demonstrates that the authors
have thought about, and appreciate
the needs of, their target readership.
Aspects of the book that I par-
ticularly liked are the highlighted
‘Note’, ‘Tip’ and ‘Key Point’ sections.
These contain concise summaries of
the text and pearls of wisdom which
I wish I had known before I started
my training in paediatric anaesthesia.
The chapters are succinct, con-
cise and contain all the information
required, without going into unim-
portant or unnecessary detail that
will be superfluous to requirements
for most anaesthetists, unless they
are going to be working in a very
specialised paediatric hospital. The
illustrations are very informative,
particularly those of equipment with
which the readership may be unfa-
miliar.
The crucial question is whether I
would recommend this book to my
junior colleagues. If they need an easy-
to-read, well-written text to learn
about paediatric anaesthesia, either
as a novice or with some prior expe-
rience, the answer is a wholehearted
yes. I would also recommend this text
to those studying for their FRCA
examination and as an invaluable
reference tool for consultants who
occasionally anaesthetise children.
B. GrahamLocum Consultant AnaesthetistImperial College Healthcare NHSTrustSt Mary’s Hospital, LondonEmail:[email protected]
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07119.x
Anaesthesia 2012
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