title: Anesthesia for trauma.
abstract: This article presents basic anesthetic management problems and procedures together with newer anesthetic drugs and monitoring techniques that are likely to be encountered by intensive care physicians. The author's goal is to familiarize all critical care unit based members of the resuscitation team with current aspects of anesthetic management of the trauma patient.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Norfleet
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000379:methods; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery; D009294:Narcotics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics