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Handbook of Neuroanesthesia 5/e

Author: Newfield
Edition: 5/e
ISBN: 9788184736601
Language: English
Published: 2012
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Thoroughly updated for its Fifth Edition, this handbook is an essential guide to perioperative management of neurosurgical patients.

Handbook of Neuroanesthesia 5/e

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Thoroughly updated for its Fifth Edition, this handbook is an essential guide to perioperative management of neurosurgical patients. In a quick-reference outline format, the book provides detailed information about the anesthetic management of neurosurgical and neuroradiologic procedures and the intensive care of neurosurgical patients and those who have sustained traumatic brain and spinal cord injury.

Key Features

• Illustrative Clinical Case at the beginning of each chapter

• A summary or Chapter Highlights

• Provides vital pre-operative, post-operative, intra-operative, and peri-operative techniques

• A new chapter on information technology

• Website information in the chapters

• Several new authors with fresh perspectives

Table of Contents

PART I: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

1. Physiology and Metabolism of the Brain and Spinal Cord

2. Effects of Anesthesia on Cerebral and Spinal Cord Physiology Rosemary

3. Neurophysiologic Monitoring

4. Improving Neurologic Recovery from Cerebral Ischemia

5. The Management of Pain in the Neurosurgical Patient

6. Anesthesia and Neurosurgery: A Communication Paradigm

PART II: ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT

7. Anesthetic Management of Head Trauma

8. Anesthesia for Supratentorial Tumors

9. Anesthesia for Posterior Fossa Surgery

10. Anesthetic Management of Cerebral Aneurysms and Arteriovenous Malformations

11. Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease

12. Neuroendocrine Procedures

13. Epilepsy, Epilepsy Surgery, Awake Craniotomy for Tumor Surgery, and Intra-operative Magnetic Resonance Imaging

14. Spinal Cord: Injury and Procedures

15. Pediatric Neuroanesthesia

16. Neurosurgery in the Pregnant Patient

17. Anesthetic Management of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventional Neuroradiologic Procedures

18. Anesthetic Management of Diagnostic Neuroradiology

19. Parkinson&rsquos Disease and Deep Brain Stimulator Insertion

20. Intra-operative Imaging Modalities: Magnetic Resonance, Positron Emission Tomography, Gamma Knife, and Stereotactic Surgery

PART III: POSTANESTHESIA CARE UNIT AND INTENSIVE CARE

21. Complications in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit

22. Respiratory Care of the Neurosurgical Patient

23. Cardiovascular Therapy

24. Fluid and Electrolyte Management

25. Nutritional Support in the Critically Ill Patient

26. Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, and Brain Death

PART IV: APPENDICES

27. Information Technology: Accessing and Exchanging Information

28. ASA Practice Guidelines: Prevention of Post-operative Visual Loss and Prevention of Post-operative Neuropathies