More than 80% of patients with cancer will need the services of
anesthesiology and perioperative medicine, intensive care medicine, and
pain management specialists during their cancer journey for diagnostic,
therapeutic, and symptom management needs, as well as for the management
of recurrent disease, secondary cancers, and ongoing non-oncologic
surgical needs during survivorship. Perioperative Care of the Cancer
Patient is today's most up-to-date, authoritative, comprehensive
reference on the acute care of surgical patients with cancer, from a
team of international experts in this emerging and dynamic specialty.
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Covers current clinical practice and perioperative care guidelines
during the entire cancer journey for both adult and pediatric
patients.
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Includes a diverse array of topics on cancer care, such as cancer
epidemiology, cancer biology, ethics in cancer care delivery, value
proposition in cancer care, opportunities and challenges with research
programs in perioperative cancer care, application of big data and
computational sciences in cancer medicine and care delivery, and the
MD Anderson Cancer Center Moon Shots Program(R).
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Discusses newer cancer therapies and their perioperative implications,
functional assessment and prehabilitation, enhanced recovery programs
in cancer care, challenges with novel cancer therapies in the care of
the critically ill cancer patient, chronic and interventional pain
management in patients with cancer, and more.
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An educational resource and clinical reference for surgeons,
anesthesia practitioners, hospitalists, internists, pain physicians,
intensivists, basic science researchers, and all clinicians involved
in the acute care of surgical patients with cancer.
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook
allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the
book on a variety of devices.
