Preface
In recent years, anesthesiology as the grade-2 subject and grade-1 clinical department has
been independently learned by many students including foreign students. Now, it is urgent that
an English textbook of anesthesiology is needed for undergraduate program for international
students. This textbook is written according to the depth of Chinese undergraduate textbook
of anesthesiology and the requirement of textbook of 1-and 2-year international anesthesia
residents, which is suitable for undergraduate program for international students.
This book covers the related contents of clinical anesthesia, intensive care and pain, which
is divided into 13 chapters including preoperative assessment, anesthesia monitoring, airway
management, local anesthetics and regional anesthesia, general anesthesia, acid-base balance,
respiratory failure, shock, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, nutrition support, and diagnosis and
treatment of pain, etc. This book is written by 15 anesthesia experts and scholars from teaching
hospital of different areas in China, which is the final version after the first draft, twice cross
review and finalization. This book highlights the combination of fundamental information,
related progress and latest knowledge, which can help students to facilitate the understanding
of discipline development.
We hope that every teacher can give advices in the process of using this book, which can
make it republication more perfect.
Editors
Oct 30, 2014