Description

The Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures is a procedure-oriented guide that puts the surgeon’s and the anesthesiologist’s viewpoints side by side. This 6th Edition, edited by Richard A. Jaffe, Clifford A. Schmiesing and Brenda Golianu, was published by LWW in December 2019 and runs to 1,952 pages in print. Its purpose is practical: help you understand what the surgical team is going to do so that you can plan the anesthetic around it, one operation at a time.

Who should use the Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures

• Anesthesia residents starting a new surgical rotation and meeting unfamiliar operations on the list.
• Nurse anesthetists and student nurse anesthetists who want a quick, case-centred briefing before entering the room.
• Attending anesthesiologists facing a procedure they rarely see and wanting to refresh the key points.
• Perioperative nurses and operating room teams interested in how each operation affects anesthetic management.

This is not a physiology or pharmacology textbook. If you still need the foundations, pair it with a core text such as Morgan and Mikhail’s Clinical Anesthesiology. Our guide to the best anesthesiology books for residents shows where each title fits during training.

How the book is organised

As the title makes clear, the manual is built around surgical procedures rather than around organ systems or drugs. According to the publisher, it provides real-world perspectives from both surgeons and anesthesiologists, so the surgical side of an operation and its anesthetic implications are read together. That makes it a useful starting point for the questions you want answered before any case:

• what the surgeon plans to do and how the operation usually unfolds;
• which anesthetic considerations follow from the procedure itself;
• what to anticipate once the patient leaves the operating room.

Open the online FlipBook preview on this page to browse the table of contents and check that the specialties and procedures you need are covered before you buy.

About the 6th Edition

This page offers the 6th Edition of the Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures, published in December 2019 by LWW. Surgical techniques and perioperative practice change over time, so if your department or program recommends a specific edition, confirm that it matches this one. For local protocols and recent guidelines, always defer to your institution.

How to get the most out of a procedure manual

1. Prepare tomorrow’s list tonight. Look up each scheduled operation and note two or three anesthetic points you want to discuss with your supervisor.
2. Use the surgical perspective at the briefing. Knowing the surgical steps helps you ask precise questions about timing, blood loss expectations or positioning instead of generic ones.
3. Keep a personal case log. After each case, write down what matched the manual and what differed. Reviewing these notes with active recall turns daily cases into durable knowledge.

For practice guidelines and professional resources in the specialty, the American Society of Anesthesiologists is a reliable complement to the book.

Format, preview and access

A searchable PDF suits the Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures, a nearly 2,000-page book: you can jump to a procedure in seconds on your phone. Read more in PDF vs EPUB for medical textbooks.

Titles that work well alongside it

• Stoelting’s Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease, 8th Edition: the patient side of the equation, covering how comorbidities affect your plan.
• Kaplan’s Cardiac Anesthesia, 8th Edition: in-depth reading for the cardiac surgery rotation.
• Anesthesia Secrets, 6th Edition: short questions and answers to review between cases.
• Miller’s Anesthesia, 10th Edition: the comprehensive reference when you need full depth.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures a textbook to read cover to cover?

No. It is a procedure-based manual that you consult before specific cases, ideally alongside a core anesthesiology textbook.

Which edition is sold on this page?

The 6th Edition, edited by Jaffe, Schmiesing and Golianu and published by LWW in 2019. Check with your program if a particular edition is required.

Are online resources or videos included?

No. You receive the PDF eBook only; publisher platforms, activation codes and supplementary resources are not part of the purchase.

How soon can I start using the Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures?

Access is available once your payment is confirmed. Practical details are in our FAQ.