Anesthesia in Day Care Surgery

Introduction.- Recent advances in anesthesia.- Medical fitness for day care surgery.- Patient selection and optimization in day care anesthesia.- Pediatric patient in a day care setting.- Geriatric patient in a day care setting.- Anesthesia for urology in day care.- Anesthesia for orthopedic cases in day care.- Anesthesia for ENT procedures in day care.- Anesthesia for ophthalmic cases in day care.- Anesthesia for dental cases in day care.- Common nerve blocks used for day care anesthesia.- Post-operative recovery and discharge for day care anesthesia.- Pain management in day care.- Medicolegal aspects of day care surgery.- Potential of day care surgery.- Data from a pioneer day care centre

Dr. M M Begani has been working at Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai for the past 40 years. He completed his Master's in Surgery from Sardar Patel Medical College, Rajasthan (earlier known as Bikaner Medical College) and subsequently worked as a post-doctoral fellow at St. Mark's Hospital, UK. He has published many research papers on general surgery in reputed international journals, participated in many international scientific conferences and has been a guest editor for the Bombay Hospital Journal twice with special issues on day care surgery. He has received several international and national awards and his work experience surpasses thousands of surgeries. He is a member of many national and international scientific societies.



Dr. Dheeraj Mulchandani is currently a consultant general and laparoscopic surgeon at Abhishek Day Care Centre, Mumbai. Prior to this, he worked at P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre and at Saifee Hospital, both in Mumbai. He completed his Master's in Surgery at the University of Pune. He has published numerous research papers on general and bariatric surgery in reputed national and international journals. He is a member of several national and international medical societies.

"If you are interested in the opinions and experience of well-established anesthesiologists providing outpatient anesthesia to their patients in India, this is definitely an interesting read, and you might learn a thing ... ." (Oliver C. Radke, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 129 (6), December, 2019)
"The information is too superficial for trainees, as they need greater explanation. It is also too basic for practicing anesthesiologists. It may be helpful for individuals who will be rotating in an ambulatory center and require a quick review prior to the start of the day. The book begins with the principles of ambulatory surgery. The explanations of fast tracking and patient selection are superb. ... it provides greater information on the principles of anesthesia for ambulatory surgery." (Robert R. Gaiser, Doody's Book Reviews, May 17, 2019)