Sedation of the Critically Ill Child
Fig. 27.1 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) Furthermore, both the growing concern on potential long-term neurological adverse effects of prolonged sedation as well as the modern trend to minimize (or…
TIVA for Cardiac Surgery
Fig. 30.1 Time course of percent change in mean arterial pressure, cardiac index, systemic vascular resistance, heart rate, and absolute bispectral index values. MAP mean arterial pressure, CI cardiac index,…
TCI and TIVA for Neurosurgery: Considerations and Techniques
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Anthony R. Absalom and Keira P. Mason (eds.)Total Intravenous Anesthesia and Target Controlled Infusions10.1007/978-3-319-47609-4_28 28. TCI and TIVA for Neurosurgery: Considerations and Techniques Massimo Lamperti1 and Fazil Ashiq1 (1) Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland…
Clinical Effects and Applications of Ketamine
Fig. 14.1 Chemical structures of phencyclidine and (S)-ketamine Ketamine is increasingly administered as a pure analgesic [7, 8], for induction of rapid sequence intubation performed outside the operating room [9],…
An Incendiary Issue: Avoiding Operating Room Fires
and Richard A. Jaffe2 (1) David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA (2) Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA KeywordsFiresFire triadPrevention Introduction Oh no! Not…
Laryngospasm: The Silent Menace
and Richard A. Jaffe2 (1) David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA (2) Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA Electronic supplementary material: The online version…
Meperidine: A Forgotten Jewel
and Richard A. Jaffe2 (1) David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA (2) Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA KeywordsOpioidPharmacologyNormeperidineShivering At one time meperidine was…
Preventing Ischemic Optic Neuropathy during Posterior Spine Surgery
and Richard A. Jaffe2 (1) David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA (2) Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA KeywordsBlindnessIONPositioningFluid therapy blood pressureAnemia Unanticipated blindness…
Management of the Full Stomach
and Richard A. Jaffe2 (1) David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA (2) Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA KeywordsAspirationFastingProphylactic medicationsRefluxCricoid pressureRapid sequence induction Introduction…
Epidural Anesthesia: The Best Technique
and Richard A. Jaffe2 (1) David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA (2) Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA KeywordsEpiduralContinuous pressure Epidural anesthesia is an…
