Preface; Contents; Contributors; General; 1 Should Recent Clinical Trials Change Perioperative Management in Patients with Cardiac Risk Factors?; Case; Question; Summary; References; 2 Should Real-Time Ultrasound Guidance Be Routinely Used for Central Venous Catheter Placement?; Case; Question; Summary; References; 3 A Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease Is Coming to the Operating Room for an Emergent Procedure, Which Intravenous Fluid Do You Plan to Give Her?; Case; Question; Summary; References; 4 Just Say NO to Nitrous!; Case; Question; Summary; References

5 Closed-Loop Anesthesia: Wave of the Future or No Future?Case; Questions; What Is Closed-Loop Anesthesia?; References; 6 Should Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Preventative Ventilation Be Standard in the Adult Operating Room?; Case; Question; References; 7 I Gave Rocuronium 3 Hours Ago, Do I Need to Reverse?; Case; Question; References; 8 How Do You Recognize and Treat Perioperative Anaphylaxis?; Case; Question; Summary; References; 9 Is Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) Safe for All Cases?; Case; The Problem; Time for Surgery; Question; Impact of Sedative Agents; Level of Sedation

SpO2 MonitoringCapnography; Room Air Oxygen and the Pulse Oximeter; Atelectasis; FRC; Summary; References; 10 Does Electrophysiology Really Have to Reprogram My Patient's Pacemaker Prior to Electroconvulsive Therapy?; Case; Question; Summary; References; 11 When Can Transesophageal and Trans-Thoracic Echocardiography Be Useful in a Non-Cardiac Case?; Case; Questions; Pro and Con Concessions; References; 12 Should Antifibrinolytics Be Used in Patients Undergoing Total Joint Replacements?; Case; Question; Summary; References

13 Will Operating Rooms Run More Efficiently When Anesthesiologists Get Involved in Their Management?Case; References; 14 Are Outcomes Better for Trauma Patients Who Are Treated Early with Clotting Factors?; Case; Question; Summary; References; 15 Should Cerebral Oximetry Be Employed in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery?; CASE; Summary; References; 16 Is Normal Saline Solution the Best Crystalloid for Intravascular Volume Resuscitation?; Case; Question; Summary; References; Cardiac

17 Should Local Anesthesia with Conscious Sedation Be Considered the Standard of Care Over General Anesthesia for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement via the Transfemoral Approach?Case; Question; Summary; References; 18 Should Antiplatelet Therapy Be Stopped Preoperatively in a Patient with Coronary Artery Stents?; Case; Background; Questions; Consensus; Question; Question; Summary; References; 19 Is Extubating My Cardiac Surgery Patient Postoperatively in the Operating Room a Good Idea?; Case; Question; References