Cannulation for Cardiopulmonary Bypass—Be Careful Where You Point that Thing! Jason Z. Qu MD Edwin G. Avery IV MD A 64-year-old female insulin-dependent diabetic with severe aortic atheromatous disease and…
Remember that Loss of Vision is One of the Most Feared and Devastating Complications of Spine Surgery Laurel E. Moore MD It is the first day of your first neuroanesthesia…
Don’t Be Caught Unprepared for a Wake-Up Test Sarah Merritt MD Peter Rock MD, MBA Laurel E. Moore MD You are about to induce anesthesia on a 15-year-old girl for…
Awake Craniotomy Can Be Done Humanely Alexis Bilbo MD Laurel E. Moore MD It’s 7:00 AM when you learn that your supposedly routine craniotomy for tumor resection is actually an…
Don’t Treat Hypertension in Neurosurgery Cases Before Considering the Cause(s) and Risks, and Always Recognize that An Abrupt Change in the Patient’s Blood Pressure Needs to Be Investigated John S….
Evoked Potentials: Don’t Approach the Surgeon and Neurophysiologist Until You Know These Principles Alan C. Finley MD Anthony Passannante MD Laurel E. Moore MD Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring is used to…
Anesthetic Goals for Cerebral Aneurysm are not the Same as for Routine Craniotomy James S. DeMeester MD Cerebral aneurysms typically arise in the circle of Willis at vascular bifurcation points…
The Neurophysiology You Learned in Medical School Really Does Matter During Craniotomies Jennifer J. Adams MD Laurel E. Moore MD You’re a new CA-2 carrying the code pager for the…
Clinicians Cannot Rely Solely on the Legal Doctrine of Parens Patriae When Providing Care for Minors Who Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Anne T. Lunney MD Caring for minors who are members…
Recognize Predictors and Patterns of Cardiac Arrest in the Anesthetized Child Kirk Lalwani MD, FRCA A simple Child, That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb,…
