The importance of the anesthetist in perioperative care cannot be too greatly emphasized. Correct patient selection and procedure planning can only be optimized by a team approach and together with the surgeon; the anesthetist forms the core of the team. A thorough understanding of the underlying physiology of the gastrointestinal tract is important and a logical starting place for this book. Two chapters in this book “Anesthetic Management of Abdominal Surgery” and “Advances in the Use of Ultrasound-Guided Truncal Blocks for Perioperative Pain Management” give answers to different questions concerning the field of anesthesiology and the treatment of.
