Chapter 9 – Surgery and the Inflammatory Response
Chapter 9 Surgery and the Inflammatory Response Azeem Alam , MBBS, and Daqing Ma , PhD Introduction Surgery has become one of the most important medical interventions available, with 200…
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Chapter 8 – Pharmacologic (Receptor-Based) Mechanisms of Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorder
Chapter 8 Pharmacologic (Receptor-Based) Mechanisms of Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorder Lauren G. Powlovich , MD and Zhiyi Zuo , MD, PhD Introduction Perioperative neurocognitive disorder (PND, formerly POCD) is an important…
Chapter 7 – Anesthesia and Neurodegeneration
Chapter 7 Anesthesia and Neurodegeneration Phillip Vlisides , MD and Zhongcong Xie , MD, PhD Introduction Amid growing concern that commonly used anesthetics may induce some degree of neurotoxicity, many…
Chapter 6 – Animal Models and Cognitive Testing of Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders
Chapter 6 Animal Models and Cognitive Testing of Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders Maryellen F. Eckenhoff , PhD and Colm Cunningham , PhD Introduction Problems of clinical importance often are first noticed…
Chapter 5 – Persistent Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorder
Chapter 5 Persistent Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorder Does Surgery Accelerate Dementia? Katie J. Schenning , MD and Kirk J. Hogan , MD, JD Introduction The question posed by the title of…
Chapter 4 – Postoperative Cognitive Improvement
Chapter 4 Postoperative Cognitive Improvement Franchesca Arias , PhD, Kimberly T. Sibille , MA, PhD, and Catherine C. Price , PhD, ABPP-CN Introduction Evidence suggests that increased age, low education,…
Chapter 2 – Postoperative Delirium
Chapter 2 Postoperative Delirium Jennifer Gabbard , MD, Frederick E. Sieber , MD, and Esther S. Oh , MD Introduction The number of adults age 65 and older within the…
Chapter 1 – Emergence Delirium
Chapter 1 Emergence Delirium A New Hypothesis for an Old Problem Alexander Proekt , MD, PhD Introduction The taxonomy of disorders of consciousness encountered in the perioperative period is in…
Chapter 68 – Pulmonary Hypertension in Children
Abstract In this chapter, the author discussed the pathophysiology and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension. The major classifications of pulmonary hypertension are reviewed as well as the current medical management options…
Chapter 69 – The Fontan Patient
Abstract This chapter provides a review of the patient with Fontan circulation. The author discusses the indication, type and timing of the Fontan operation. The evaluation for long term sequala…
