It incorporates all that is relevant within the specialty in a structured, concise and instructive way. But now concentrates on the practical rather than the theoretical aspects. The format is very succinct using bullet points, summary boxes, lists and illustrations, to make it a useful revision companion, or aide memoir to clinical practice. The popular history section has been completely removed and published as a separate book: A Short History of Anaesthesia.A new edition of this established textbook for the traineeCompletely revised and reformatted into its original pocket formatFocuses on the practical aspects rather than the theory