Intraoperative Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Abstract Intraoperative cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) resulting from cardiac arrest is a skill that most anesthesiologist are experts at but wish to avoid. Being under general anesthesia is not without risks….
Neurotrauma
Abstract Traumatic brain injury is among the most common of serious, disabling neurological disorders. The consequences of trauma to the brain may result are a wide variety of pathophysiological effects,…
Neurosurgical Anesthesia in Patients With Coexisting Cardiac Disease
Abstract Patients who are undergoing neurosurgical procedures may be at risk of developing cardiac problems, intraoperatively as well as during the recovery period. Many of the intracranial lesions due to…
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Abstract Delirium is an acute change in cognitive function, specifically attention, with associated disorganization of thought and abnormal level of consciousness. Another neurological complication is postoperative cognitive dysfunction; it is…
Pediatric Neuroanesthesia
Abstract Pediatric neurosurgical patients present a set of inherent problems owing to their developing and maturing physiologic status apart from the neurologic disease process. The anesthesiologist encounters all such complex…
Neurological Critical Care
Abstract A rapid increase in the volume and complexity of neurosurgical and neuroanesthesia procedures has necessitated the development of dedicated and specialized neurocritical care units. More invasive intracranial and hemodynamic…
Geriatric Neuroanesthesia
Abstract This chapter deals with the specific issues that make the approach to neuroanesthesia in elderly (>65 years) patients different from that in younger individuals. The basic concepts of cerebral…
Fluid and Blood Transfusion in Pediatric Neurosurgery
Abstract In this chapter, we focus on special considerations in the pediatric neurosurgical population in terms of fluid management and blood transfusions. These patients, especially neonates, have an entirely different…
Antibiotics: Prophylactic and Therapeutics
Abstract Neurosurgical infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are not particularly common but have potentially serious consequences with poor outcomes including death. This chapter focuses on the antimicrobial treatment…
