Anesthesia Care for Cancer Patients

by Bharathi Gourkanti, Irwin Gratz (ed.), William Marion (ed.), Rajiv Lingaraju (ed.), Grace Abramian (ed.) Anaesthesia Care for Cancer Patient addresses the unique physiological, pharmacological, and perioperative challenges posed by oncologic diseases and their treatment, providing a focused and clinically relevant overview of anaesthetic management across the cancer care continuum. Emphasis is placed on patient safety, individualised care, and optimised outcomes during surgical and procedural interventions. Chapters cover preoperative assessment, anaesthetic techniques for cancer surgeries, pain management, regional anaesthesia, perioperative complications, and considerations in immunocompromised and critically ill oncology patients. The book also highlights enhanced recovery protocols, palliative anaesthesia care, and the impact of anaesthesia choices on cancer progression and recovery. Key Features: -Addresses oncology-specific anaesthetic challenges. -A detailed guide for perioperative assessment and risk optimisation. -Details regional and multimodal analgesia strategies. -Provides an integrated perspective on enhanced recovery and palliative care approaches.