Part of the popular Decision Making series, DECISION MAKING IN ANESTHESIOLOGY teaches the resident or relatively inexperienced practitioner to approach clinical problems in a logical, stepwise manner through the use of algorithms, or decision trees. Each algorithm outlines the decision-making process and guides the anesthesiologist through five major steps: (1) preoperative preparation, (2) preparation for delivering the anesthetic, (3) induction of anesthesia, (4) maintenance of anesthesia, and (5) postoperative management. Perfect for board examination review, it presents a great deal of information in an easy-access format.