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New Generation Whole-Life Costing presents an innovative approach
to decision-making and risk management for construction and real
estate. It applies the options-based approach that has
revolutionized the management of uncertainty in the business world.
Based on government-sponsored research at Cambridge Architectural
Research Ltd., the book introduces the idea of 'lifecycle options'.
The desirability of whole-life costing is widely accepted, but
take-up levels have been low. One problem is that traditional
techniques fail to take account of future uncertainty. In contrast,
the new options-based approach considers a diversity of possible
futures, and favours flexible strategies that incorporate lifecycle
options. This approach leads to more cost-effective and sustainable
decisions, minimizing the risk of under- or over-investment. This
book is structured around realistic case studies that demonstrate
the prevalence of lifecycle options. These case studies are backed
up by clear presentation of basic principles and mathematical
techniques allowing the book to be read either as a stimulating
introduction to new concepts, or as a guide to mathematical
methods.
The first few months as a trainee anaesthetist are a daunting
prospect, filled with new information, skills and terminology. This
concise reference, now in its fifth edition, provides doctors with
a clear introduction to the practice. Fully updated and split into
four key parts for quick consultation, the reader can recap on the
airway and anaesthetic equipment, and find crucial advice on crises
such as cardiac arrest, haemorrhage and blood transfusion. Part III
focuses on subspecialties, with new chapters on obstetric
anaesthesia, common regional nerve blocks, and laparoscopy, while
the newly added fourth part provides information on intensive care
and peri-operative medicine. Written in an accessible and often
humorous style, How to Survive in Anaesthesia is an essential
resource in learning the safe fundamentals of the practice for
trainee anaesthetists, as well as operating department
practitioners, physicians' assistants and anaesthetic nurses.
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