Anesthesia is a practical, clinically based medical science. Its conduct requires Anesthesiologists and Intensivists to learn and understand the principles of applied physics related to equipment responsible for the clinical care of patients.

This book is written primarily for anesthetic registrars/residents and their teachers, to assist with preparation for the post graduate, basic science examinations in anesthesia and critical care medicine. Each topic is systematically covered using first principles, contextual examples, and illustrations to explain and demonstrate complex concepts. 

This comprehensive book is an up-to-date compilation of these scientific principles that can easily be applied to any operating theatre or intensive care unit around the world.

Dr. Craig Birch

Middlemore Hospital     

Department of Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine

Auckland 1071

New Zealand

Dr. Stacey Marie Byers  

Middlemore Hospital     

Department of Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine      

Auckland 1071

New Zealand

Dr. Julian Dimech

Middlemore Hospital     

Department of Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine      

Auckland 1071

New Zealand

Dr. Nicholas James Lightfoot

University of Auckland

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Anaesthesiology

Auckland 

New Zealand    

Dr. Amanda Siu

Middlemore Hospital     

Department of Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine      

Auckland 1071

Dr Matthew Hayden Gray Taylor

Middlemore Hospital     

Department of Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine      

Auckland 1071

Dr. Michael P.K. Webb

University of Auckland

Faculty of Anaesthesia              

Auckland 1010

New Zealand

Dr. Andrew Wong

Epsom Anaesthesia Group

Auckland

New Zealand 1050