Since it is estimated that 1 out of every 2 diabetic patients will require surgery at some point in his lifetime, it is imperative that the anaesthetist should understand the disease process as well as the anaesthetic ...

Patients with the more common connective tissue disorders require surgical operations more frequently than has been realized. They may present the anaesthetist with many potential problems. A few minutes of careful questioning ...

The validity of extrapolating central venous pressure (CVP) to left ventricular (LV) filling pressure as gauged from the pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) was investigated in 9 subjects undergoing lung resection. ...

A 44-year-old white woman with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease underwent an abdominal hysterectomy. The pre-operative preparation and anaesthetic management are presented, and the specific problems discussed.