Textbook of Onco-Anesthesiology

This book covers all essential evidence on perioperative care and anesthetic concerns for cancer surgeries, including the evaluation and assessment of patients’ schedule for cancer surgeries, perioperative anesthetic management of various cancers, perioperative analgesia for cancer surgeries, and issues related to inoperable cancers. It reviews anesthetic considerations of all cancer types as there is a wide variation in anesthetic requirements in this subset of patients.

Cancer surgeries are on the rise worldwide and healthcare facilities with cancer as a core specialty are emerging quickly around the globe. As cancer is on rise and efficient surgical management is available, more and more patients are being treated surgically. However, cancer surgeries are complicated, have varied concerns and these are not covered sufficiently in presently available textbooks of anesthesiology.

This book fulfills the growing need for complete and comprehensive textbook of onco-anesthesia and fills the gap in the current texts that do not exclusively cover anesthesia for cancer surgeries.

This textbook serves as a comprehensive but quick guide for trainee residents/fellows and practicing anesthesiologists, clinicians and surgeons. 

Rakesh Garg graduated from University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and completed a specialization degree (MD anesthesiology) from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. He is a consultant anesthesiologist with a specific interest in onco-anesthesiology at Dr BRAIRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. Dr Garg is actively involved in teaching and training programs at various levels. He supervises and is involved in teaching for DM-Onco-anesthesiology program at AIIMS.  He has more than 250 publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and has authored more than 20 chapters in various books. He is associate editor of Indian Journal of Anesthesia, Journal of Anesthesiology and Clinical Pharmacology. Dr Garg is an editorial board member of 12 international and national journals. He is actively involved in teaching and training and has delivered over 150 guest lectures at various conferences and workshops. He is a core committee member for the development of guidelines for national airway management guidelines and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.  

Sushma Bhatnagar is Professor and Head, department of Onco-Anaesthesia and Palliative Medicine at Dr BRAIRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. She is chief editor of Indian Journal of Palliative Care. She has teaching and research experience of over 30 years. She has special interest in onco-anesthesia, cancer pain management and palliative care. She was appointed as IIASP council member in 2016 for the duration of six years as research committee chairman of Asia Pacific Hospice Network. She is on the board of directors for the International Association of Hospice and Palliative Care. She received the leadership and excellence award amongst SAARC countries by Cancer Aids Society-2013. She is recipient of IASP award for excellence in clinical research or practice and/or policy changes in pain management in the developing world at the 14^th World Congress on Pain at Milan-2012. She is the recipient of Distinguished Pain Physician of the country award 2012-2013 at the 3^nd Interventional Conference of World Institute of Pain.  She received an award for outstanding presentation during the 1^st Global Conference on Peri-operative Care in Nov 2012 at MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas. She is member of the Development of Implementing Framework for Palliative Care Across India. She has organized numerous conferences and delivered key note lectures at various national and international conferences. She has over 150 publications in national and international journals and has contributed 10 chapters in various books. She has edited the book titled “Freedom from Pain”. She is member of various professional bodies of anesthesia.