The New Edition of the highly regarded work formerly entitled: THE RECOVERY ROOM: A Critical Care Approach, offers a more in-depth and stronger clinical focus than any other book of its kind. New coverage includes the most recent research and documentation and the latest physiologic pharmacologic and psychosocial considerations. Features: * In-depth coverage of pathophysiology for all body systems now includes nursing interventions and pharmacologic interventions * Discussions of the various types of anaesthetic agents include the physiology of action and the appropriate nursing interventions to be anticipated in the PACU * Helpful advice for the special considerations for patients with conditions such as malignant hyperthermia, substance abuse, sickle cell anaemia, and cardiac arrest