Preface
Part I. Basics of Neuroanesthesia Care
1. The Adult Central Nervous System: Anatomy and Physiology
Punita Sharma, MD, and Frederick Sieber, MD
2.Neuroendocrine Physiology: Fundamentals and Common Syndromes
Joshua H. Atkins, MD, PhD
3. Cerebral Edema: Pathophysiology and Principles of Management
Andrea Orfanakis, MD
4. Management of Fluids, Electrolytes and Blood Products in Neurosurgical
Patients
Renata Rusa, MD and Sadeq Quraishi, MD, MHA
5. Key Monitoring in Neuroanesthesia: Principles, Techniques and Indications
Martin Smith, MBBS, FRCA
Part II. Preoperative Concerns of the Neuroanesthesiologist
6. Cardiovascular Risk and Instability: Evaluation, Management and Triage
Philip E. Lund, MD and Jeffrey R. Kirsch, MD
7. Risk Assessment of Critical Carotid Stenosis Treatment: Suggestions for Perioperative Management
Elizabeth M Macri, MD.
8. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Risk Assessment and Perioperative Management
Chanhung Z. Lee, MD, PhD, Pekka Talke, MD, and Susan Ryan, MD, PhD
9. Traumatic Brain Injury: Risk Assessment and Perioperative Management
Lingzhong Meng, MD
10. Rare Neurologic Disorders and Neuromuscular Diseases: Risk Assessment and Perioperative Management
Nicholas Hirsch, MBBS, FRCA FRCP
11. Perioperative Pharmacotherapy in Neurosurgery: Risk Assessment and Planning
Alejandro E. Delfino, MD and Hernán R. Muñoz, MD, MSc
12. Specific Considerations Regarding Consent and Communication with Patients and Family Prior to Neurosurgery
Kenneth Abbey, MD, JD and Chloe Allen-Maycock, MD
Part III. Fundamentals of Adult Neurosurgery and Neuroanesthesia
13. Preparing for Anesthesia in Neurosurgical Patients
Andrea M. Dower BSc MD FRCPC and Pirjo Manninen MD FRCPC
14. Basics of Neurosurgical Techniques and Procedures Kenneth C. Liu, MD; Murat Oztaskin; and Kim J. Burchiel, MD
15. Positioning the Patient for Neurosurgical Operations
Alexander Zlotnik, MD; Monica S. Vavilala, MD; and Irene Rozet, MD
16. The Intra-Operative Team: Getting the Most Out of Collaborative Care in the Operating Room
Debra Reeves, RN
Part IV. Critical Situations During Anesthesia for Brain Surgery in Adults
17. The “Tight Brain”: Cerebral Herniation Syndrome
Leslie C. Jameson, MD, Paul D. Mongan, MD, Daniel J. Janik, MD, and Tod B. Sloan, MD, MBA, PhD
18. Cerebral Ischemia: Options for Perioperative Neuroprotection
Martin Soehle, MD
19. Massive Hemorrhage during Craniotomy: Emergency Management
Lawrence Lai, MD and Audrée A. Bendo, MD
20. Challenges During Anesthesia for Awake Craniotomy
Judith Dinsmore, MBBS, FRCA
21. Perioperative Challenges During Stereotactic Neurosurgery and Deep Brain Stimulator Placement
Marc A. Bloom, MD, PhD
22. Perioperative Challenges During Posterior Fossa Surgery
Martin Schott, MD; Dieter Suhr, MD; and Jan-Peter Jantzen, MD, PhD
23. Perioperative Challenges During Release of Subdural and Epidural Hemorrhage
Walter van den Bergh, MD, PhD and Olaf Cremer, MD
24. Perioperative Challenges During Cerebrovascular Surgery
Jeremy D. Fields, MD; Kenneth C. Liu, MD; and Ansgar Brambrink, MD, PhD
25. Perioperative Challenges During Pituitary Surgery
Shuji Dohi, MD, PhD
26. Perioperative Challenges During Craniotomy for Space-Occupying Brain Lesions
Chanannait Paisansathan MD and Verna L Baughman MD
Part V. Critical Situations During Anesthesia for Spinal Surgery in Adults
27. Perioperative Challenges in Patients with Unstable Spine
Carl Helge Nielsen, M.D.
28. Airway crisis associated with cervical spine surgery
Edward Crosby MD, FRCPC
29. Spinal Cord Injury During Spinal Surgery
Masahiko Kawaguchi
30. Blood Loss During Spinal Surgery
Matthew TV Chan, MBBS, FANZCA, FHKCA, FHKAM and Patricia KY Kan, MBBS, FANZCA, FHKCA, FHKAM
31. Coagulopathy in spinal surgery
Andrew H. Milby, BS, Casey H. Halpern MD, and James M. Schuster MD, PhD
32. Postoperative Visual Loss Following Spinal Surgery
Lorri Lee, MD
Part VI. Critical Situations During Anesthesia for Other Procedures in Adult Surgery
33. Perioperative Challenges During Diagnostic and Perioperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Peter A. Farling. MB, BCh, BAO, FFARCSI, FRCA and Richard C. Corry, MB, ChB, FRCA
34. Perioperative Challenges During Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Carrie C. Bowman MS, CRNA and James G. Hilliard MS, CRNA
35. Perioperative Challenges During Carotid Artery Revascularization
Ursula Schulz, MD and Peter Rothwell, MD
Part VII. Specific Perioperative Concerns in Adult Neuroanesthesia
36. Venous Air Embolism During Surgery
Liping Zhang, MD, Min Li, MD, and Chris C. Lee, MD, PhD
37. Arterial Hypotension and Hypertension During Neurosurgical Procedures
Kirstin M. Erickson M.D. and Daniel J. Cole M.D.
38. Hyperthermia and Hypothermia During Neurosurgical Procedures
Akiva Leibowitz, MD, Evgeni Brotfain, MD, Yoram Shapira MD, PhD
39. Challenges Associated with Perioperative Monitoring During Neurosurgery
Osama Ahmed, MD, and Claudia Robertson, MD
40. Unintended Wake-up During Surgery
Jeffrey Yoder, MD, and Chris C. Lee, MD, PhD
41. Cardiac arrest/Code
Michael Bernhard, Jürgen Knapp, and Bernd W. Böttiger
42. Arousal From Anesthesia After Neurosurgical Operations
W. Scott Jellish, M.D., Ph.D.
43. Communication Challenges During The Perioperative Period
David Murray, MD
Part VIII. Fundamentals of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Neuroanesthesia
44. Anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system in children
Stuart Friess, MD, Todd J. Kilbaugh, MD, and Mark Helfaer, MD
45. Pediatric Anesthetic Care Requirements
Gregory J. Latham, MD and Donald Shaffner, MD
46. The Pediatric Airway in Neurosurgery
Debra E. Morrison, MD, and Zeev N. Kain, MD
47. Specific Aspects of Positioning and Fluids, Glucose, and Temperature Management in Children Undergoing Neurosurgical Procedures
Gerhard K. Wolf, MD, John H. Arnold, MD, and Sulpicio G. Soriano, MD, FAAP
Part IX. Critical Situations During Anesthesia for Pediatric Surgery
48. Challenges During Surgery for Hydrocephalus
Inger Aliason, MD, and Jeffrey Koh, MD
49. Challenges During Surgery for Traumatic Brain Injury
Chinwe Ajuba-Iwuji, MD and Dolores B. Njoku, MD
50. Challenges During Surgery for Meningomyelocele and Encephalomyelocele
Allison Kinder Ross, MD
51. Challenges During Cranial Decompression
Todd J. Kilbaugh, MD, Stuart Friess, MD, and Mark Helfaer, MD
52. Challenges During Surgery for Craniosynostosis and Craniofacial Surgery
Heike Gries, MD, PhD and Jeffrey Koh, MD
53. Challenges During Tumor Surgery in Children and Infants
Christopher Karsanac, MD and Jayant Deshpande, MD, MPH
54. Challenges During Surgery for Vascular Anomalies in Pediatrics
Edward R. Smith, MD, Craig D. McClain, MD, MPH, and Sulpicio G. Soriano, MD, FAAP
55. Challenges During Epilepsy Surgery in Pediatric Patients
Abraham Rosenbaum, MD and Zeev N. Kain, MD
56. Challenges During Pediatric Endoscopic Neurosurgery
Nina Deutsch, MD
Part X. Postoperative Concerns in Neuroanesthesia
57. Emergence From Anesthesia Following Pediatric Neurosurgery
Kirk Lalwani, M.D., F.R.C.A., M.C.R.
58. Postanesthesia Care Unit Risks Following Pediatric Neurosurgery
Sally E Rampersad, MB, FRCA and Lynn D. Martin, MD, FAAP, FCCM
59. Intensive Care Risks of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Craig D. McClain, MD, MPH and Michael McManus, MD, MPH
Part XI. Fundamentals of Interventional Neuroradiology
60. Radiation Safety in Interventional Neuroradiology
Justin P. Dodge, M.D.; Neil E. Roundy, M.D. and Kenneth C. Liu, M.D.
61. Understanding Basic Techniques and Procedures in Interventional Neuroradiology
Kenneth C. Liu, MD; Lori E. Guidone, PA-C; and Stanley L. Barnwell, MD, PhD
62. Basics of Image Interpretation in Interventional Neuroradiology
Wibke Mueller-Forell, MD, PhD
Part XII. Specific Concerns Regarding Anesthesia for Interventional Neuroradiology
63. Procedural Challenges in Interventional Neuroradiology
William L. Young, MD
64. Anesthesiological Challenges During Neuroradiological Interventions
Michael Aziz, MD and Ansgar Brambrink, MD, PhD
65. Specific Challenges During Neuroradiological Interventions in Pediatric Patients
Tariq Parray, MD and Timothy W. Martin, MD
Part XIII. Challenges During Postoperaitve Anesthesia Care After Neurosurgery
66. Surgical Emergencies After Neurosurgery
R. Alexander Schlichter, MD
67. Airway Emergencies After Neurosurgery
Yulia Ivashkov, MD and Karen B. Domino, MD, MPH
68. Neurologic Emergencies After Neurosurgery
Doortje Engel, MD and Andrew Maas, MD
69. Hemodynamic Complications After Neurosurgery
Jeffrey Yoder, MD and Rene Tempelhoff MD
70. Endocrinologic Emergencies After Neurosurgery
Ola Harrskog, MD, DEAA and Robert E. Shangraw, MD, PhD
71. Postoperative Paralysis, Skin Lesions, and Corneal Abrasions After Neurosurgery
Martin H. Dauber, MD and Steven Roth, MD
72. Postoperative pain management in patients after neurosurgical operations
Mary Newton MBBS, FRCA and Tacson Fernandez MBBS, FCARCSI, FIPP
73. Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Neurosurgery
Concezione Tommasino, MD
74. The Transport of Neurosurgical Patients
Laurel E. Moore, M.D.
Part XIV. Challenges in Neurocritical Care of Neurosurgical Patients
75. Altered Mental Status in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Christoph S. Burkhart MD, Stephan P. Strebel MD, Luzius A. Steiner, MD PhD
76. Cerebrovascular Vasospasm, Normal Pressure Breakthrough Edema, Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Syed Arshad, MD; José I. Suarez, MD
77. Sedation, Analgesia, and Neuromuscular Blockade in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Miko Enomoto, MD and Ansgar Brambrink, MD, PhD
78. Airway and Pulmonary Management in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Edward M Manno M.D.
79. Myocardial and Vascular Management in Neurosurgical Critical Care
E. Paige Gerbic MD and Valerie Sera MD
80. Nutrition and Glucose Management in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Michael Souter M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.A. , and Arthur M. Lam, MD, FRCPC
81. Fluid and Electrolyte Management in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Guillermo Bugedo, MD, and Luis Castillo, MD
82. Temperature Management in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Martin H. Dauber, MD
83. Coagulation Management in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Sarice Bassin, MD and Thomas Bleck, MD
84. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Meghan Bost, M.D., and Kamila Vagnerova, M.D.
85. Intracranial Monitors in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Patricia H. Petrozza, MD
86. Central Nervous System Infection in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Mary K. Sturaitis, MD
87. Antiepileptic Drug Therapy in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Panayiotis N. Varelas, MD, PhD and Denise H. Rhoney, Pharm.D
88. Withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in neurosurgical critical care
Paul Bascom, MD
89. Brain Death in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Amit Parkash, MD, FRCA and Basil Matta FRCA
90. Organ Donation in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Pamela A. Lipsett, MD, FACS, FCCM
91. Interaction with Family and Friends in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Amy E Guthrie MSN; Robert Hugo Richardson, MD; and Mary Denise Smith, MSN, CNS, ACHPN
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