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“adrian alvarez”

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  • Morbid Obesity

    Peri-operative Management

    Edited by Adrian Alvarez, Jay B. Brodsky, Hendrikus J. M. Lemmens, John M. Morton ...
    The world is experiencing an obesity epidemic. In both industrialized and emerging countries, the percentage of adults and children with obesity is increasing annually. It is no longer unusual to encounter a patient with extreme or morbid obesity in the operating room; these patients are routinely scheduled for every type of surgical procedure. Everyone involved in the peri-operative management of ... Read more

    $117.29 USD

  • The History of Modern Spain

    Chronologies, Themes, Individuals

    Edited by Professor Adrian Shubert, Professor José Alvarez Junco ...
    The History of Modern Spain is a comprehensive examination of Spain's history from the beginning of the 19th century to the present day. Bringing together an impressive group of leading figures and emerging scholars in the field from the UK, Canada, the United States, Spain and other European countries, the book innovatively combines a strong and clear political narrative with chapters exploring a ... Read more

    $34.79 USD

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    Travels Through a Country's Hidden Past

    by Giles Tremlett ...
    The Spanish are reputed to be amongst Europe's most voluble people. So why have they kept silent about the terrors of the Spanish Civil War and the rule of dictator Generalísimo Francisco Franco? The appearance - sixty years after that war ended - of mass graves containing victims of Franco's death squads has finally broken what Spaniards call "the pact of forgetting". At this charged moment, ... Read more

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  • The Freedom Line

    The Brave Men and Women Who Rescued Allied Airmen from the Nazis During World War II

    by Peter Eisner ...
    "Like the cinema classic Casablanca , this is a gripping saga of undercover resistance, dangerous intrigue and inspiring courage in Nazi-occupied territory." — The Washington PostAs war raged against Hitler's Germany, an increasing number of Allied fliers were shot down on missions against Nazi targets in occupied Europe. Many fliers parachuted safely behind enemy lines only to find themselves st ... Read more

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  • The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Matthew Restall, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an unprecedented redistribution of the world's resources and balance of power. They changed the course of history, but the myth they established was even stranger than their real achievements. This Very Short Introduction deploys the latest ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Clinical Ambulatory Anesthesia

    by Johan Raeder ...
    Ambulatory care can be a challenging setting in which to provide anesthesia – not all patients are suitable for rapid discharge post-operatively and opinions differ as to which types of surgery should be performed as day cases. This comprehensive guide delivers up-to-date, evidence-based advice on how to provide optimal anesthesia care for ambulatory surgery. Written by a leading clinical ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Interventional Management of Head and Face Pain

    Nerve Blocks and Beyond

    Edited by Samer N. Narouze ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    From the Foreword, by Stewart J. Tepper, MD:“Dr. Samer Narouze was the first Pain Management anesthesiologist specialist in the US to become Board-certified in Headache Medicine by the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialists (UCNS). It is therefore fitting that he decided to put together a textbook on blocks, interventions, injections, and neuromodulation possibilities in this integrated ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • The Portuguese in the Age of Discovery c.1340–1665

    by Dr David Nicolle ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    From humble beginnings, in the course of three centuries the Portuguese built the world's first truly global empire, stretching from modern Brazil to sub-Saharan Africa and from India to the East Indies (Indonesia).Portugal had established its present-day borders by 1300 and the following century saw extensive warfare that confirmed Portugal's independence and allowed it to aspire to maritime ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • The SAGES / ERAS® Society Manual of Enhanced Recovery Programs for Gastrointestinal Surgery

    Edited by Conor P. Delaney, Liane S. Feldman, Francesco Carli, Olle Ljungqvist ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This volume presents a comprehensive, up to date and practical approach to creating an ERAS program for GI surgery. The first sections review the evidence underlying individual elements of ERAS, including evidence from laparoscopic procedures when available or pointing to evidence gaps where more research is required. These are written by experts in the field, including surgeons, anesthesiologists ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Essentials of Palliative Care

    Edited by Nalini Vadivelu, Alan David Kaye, Jack M. Berger ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Essentials of Palliative Care is a to-the-point, clinically oriented resource for all members of the multidisciplinary palliative care team and trainees. It covers practical clinical topics, including assessment of the patient and pain and symptom management, and practical non-medical topics central to providing effective palliative care, including psychological management, guidance on how to help ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Anesthesia for Spine Surgery

    Edited by Ehab Farag ...
    The increased complexity of spinal surgical procedures in recent years has required more sophisticated anesthetic management of patients undergoing these procedures. Spine surgery anesthesia is now recognized as a distinct sub-specialty, increasingly undertaken by general anesthesiologists as well as neuroanesthesiologists. Anesthesia for Spine Surgery describes the anesthetic management and ... Read more

    $108.29 USD

  • The Complete Recovery Room Book

    by Anthea Hatfield, Michael Tronson ...
    The care that a patient receives in the first hours after surgery is crucial to minimizing the risk of complications such as heart attacks, pneumonia, and blood clots. As the patient awakes from their drug-induced coma, it takes time for them to metabolize and excrete these drugs, during which period they remain unable to care for themselves, and at increased risk of harm. The body undergoes ... Read more

    $52.19 USD