2012
Vascular Surgery: Endovascular and Major Vascular Surgery
Akhtar S. Vascular Surgery: Endovascular and Major Vascular Surgery. 2012, 235-253. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3888-5_16.ChaptersElderly patientsVascular surgeryAdverse eventsPerioperative managementMajor vascular surgeryPerioperative adverse eventsComplex medical historyElderly patient presentingHigh-risk procedureNoncardiac surgerySignificant comorbiditiesCardiac eventsPreoperative evaluationPatient presentingMedical historyVascular proceduresSurgeryPatientsHealthy counterpartsSignificant proportionSame age cohortAge cohortsRiskComorbiditiesEndovascular
2010
Pain pathways and pain processing
Mirchandani A, Akhtar S. Pain pathways and pain processing. 2010, 7-12. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511841378.003.ChaptersPain managementPain processingAvailable pain medicationsAdjuvant medicationsNeuraxial opioidsPain medicationPain reliefAdverse eventsPain pathwaysOpioid analgesicsMuscle relaxantsPharmacologic principlesNMDA antagonistsLocal anestheticsAnalgesicsCommon dosesClinical settingClinical useParticular drugMedicationsCliniciansDrugsAnalgesiaContraindicationsOpioids