Section 2 – Practical Procedures
Section 2 Practical Procedures 8 Airway Management in Cardiothoracic Intensive Care: Intubation and Tracheostomy Martin John and Christiana Burt The ability to safely secure and manage a definitive airway on…
Section 1 – Diagnosis
Section 1 Diagnosis 1 History and Examination Lachlan Miles and Joseph E Arrowsmith The first rule of diagnosis, gentlemen! Eyes: first and most; hands: next and least; tongue: not at…
Chapter 17 – Anesthesia for Neurointerventional Radiology
Chapter 17 Anesthesia for Neurointerventional Radiology Mary Landrigan-Ossar Introduction Anesthesiologists caring for pediatric patients in the neurointerventional suite have many tasks. As experts in the physiology of anesthesia and its…
Chapter 20 – Perioperative Salt and Water in Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Chapter 20 Perioperative Salt and Water in Pediatric Neurocritical Care Robert C. Tasker and Frederick Vonberg Introduction The overall goal of perioperative care is to prepare the patient for the…
Chapter 21 – Intensive Care Considerations of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Chapter 21 Intensive Care Considerations of Pediatric Neurosurgery Craig D. McClain and Michael L. McManus Introduction Pediatric patients who have undergone intracranial and other complicated neurosurgical procedures are often best…
Chapter 19 – Anesthetic-Induced Neurotoxicity
Chapter 19 Anesthetic-Induced Neurotoxicity Mary Ellen McCann Introduction The safe conduct of anesthesia during the neonatal period and infancy is associated with more complications than during later periods of childhood….
Chapter 18 – Radiation Therapy
Chapter 18 Radiation Therapy Thejovathi Edala , Rahul Koka and Babu V. Koka Introduction In 2015, it was estimated that more than 10,000 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in…
Chapter 16 – Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Pediatric Neurosurgery
Chapter 16 Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Pediatric Neurosurgery John McAuliffe Introduction Pediatric neurosurgical procedures, for which intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) is utilized, can be divided into three broad categories: intracranial, extracranial decompression/stabilization,…
Chapter 15 – Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Chapter 15 Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Petra M. Meier and Thomas O. Erb Introduction and Anesthetic Goals Minimally invasive neurosurgery has greatly impacted pediatric neurosurgery during the past few…
Chapter 13 – Epilepsy Surgery
Chapter 13 Epilepsy Surgery Hubert A. Benzon , McMichael , Hale Douglas and Craig D. McClain Introduction Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders. There has been significant…
