''Miller's Anesthesia'' is an authoritative textbook on

anesthesiology Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology, or anaesthesia is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, ...

History

First published in 1981 by

Churchill Livingstone Churchill Livingstone is an academic publisher. It was formed in 1971 from the merger of Longman's medical list, E & S Livingstone (Edinburgh, Scotland) and J & A Churchill (London, England) and was owned by Pearson. Harcourt acquired Churchill ...

, it was originally catered to an American audience due to technical differences in anesthesia procedures among European and American practitioners. The first edition was co-authored by many contributors at the

University of California The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California. The system is composed of the campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, ...

. The book soon became a huge success, and it was frequently cited by research groups and clinical departments across the United States. The second edition appeared in 1986, with total content filling more than 2400 pages spread over three separate volumes. Although it was criticized for lack of cross-referencing and noticeable differences in writing styles due to a higher number of contributors, ''Miller's Anesthesia'' soon became the "standard encyclopedic textbook of anesthesia". In 1991, the third edition was released in two volumes with the involvement of more international contributors. The sixth edition was noted for its illustrations of technical procedures such as

ultrasound Ultrasound is sound waves with frequency, frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing range, hearing. Ultrasound is not different from "normal" (audible) sound in its physical properties, except that humans cannot hea ...

-guided peripheral venous access, caudal block in pediatric populations and anesthesia for

robot-assisted surgery Robotic surgery are types of surgical procedures that are done using robotic systems. Robotically assisted surgery was developed to try to overcome the limitations of pre-existing minimally-invasive surgical procedures and to enhance the capabil ...

. New video segments were created for the accompanying CD demonstrations of techniques such as

tracheal intubation Tracheal intubation, usually simply referred to as intubation, is the placement of a flexible plastic catheter, tube into the vertebrate trachea, trachea (windpipe) to maintain an open airway or to serve as a conduit through which to administer ce ...

and needle cricothyrotomy. In 2010, the seventh edition was released with a downloadable video library for extra anesthesia procedures. In 2015, the eight edition was released with more than 3200 pages in two volumes and nine main sections. Major updates include ten new chapters covering robot-administered anesthesia, non-operating room anesthesia, non-

opioid Opioids are substances that act on opioid receptors to produce morphine-like effects. Medically they are primarily used for pain relief, including anesthesia. Other medical uses include suppression of diarrhea, replacement therapy for opioid us ...

analgesic An analgesic drug, also called simply an analgesic (American English), analgaesic (British English), pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve relief from pain (that is, analgesia or pain management). It ...

s, and anesthetic

neurotoxicity Neurotoxicity is a form of toxicity in which a biological, chemical, or physical agent produces an adverse effect on the structure or function of the central and/or peripheral nervous system. It occurs when exposure to a substance – specificall ...

. The

American Society of Anesthesiologists The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an educational, research and scientific association of physicians organized to raise the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology and to improve patient care. As of 2021, the organizat ...

has recommended ''Miller's Anesthesia'' as an essential textbook for preparations for a career in anesthesiology.

Companion texts

* ''Miller's Anesthesia Review'' * ''Anesthetic Pharmacology: Physiologic Principles and Clinical Practice''

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