Introduction

Anaesthesia Care for Cancer addresses the unique physiological, pharmacological, and perioperative challenges posed by oncologic diseases and their treatment, providing a focused and clinically relevant overview of anaesthetic management across the cancer care continuum.

Emphasis is placed on patient safety, individualised care, and optimised outcomes during surgical and procedural interventions. Chapters cover preoperative assessment, anaesthetic techniques for cancer surgeries, pain management, regional anaesthesia, perioperative complications, and considerations in immunocompromised and critically ill oncology patients. The book also highlights enhanced recovery protocols, palliative anaesthesia care, and the impact of anaesthesia choices on cancer progression and recovery.

Key Features

• - Addresses oncology-specific anaesthetic challenges.
• - A detailed guide for perioperative assessment and risk optimisation.
• - Details regional and multimodal analgesia strategies.
• - Provides an integrated perspective on enhanced recovery and palliative care approaches.

Target Readership:

Designed for medical professionals, students, surgical residents and critical care professionals involved in cancer patient management.