ANESTHESIA

Supratentorial Masses: Anesthetic Considerations

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Epidemiology According to the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS) for the years 2007–2011, the incidence of primary brain and central nervous system (CNS) tumors is 21.42/100,000…

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Care of the Acutely Unstable Patient

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Most neurologic emergencies that require the intervention of an anesthesiologist are caused by head and spine trauma, leading to traumatic brain injury (TBI) and traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). NonTBIs…

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Multi-modality Neurologic Monitoring

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Introduction Monitoring systemic and central nervous system physiology is fundamental to the perioperative and critical care management of patients with neurologic disease. The clinical neurologic examination remains the cornerstone of…

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Evoked Potentials

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The use of evoked electrophysiological responses during surgery on the nervous system has become a common tool in the operating room. It is used to map the location of structures…

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Fluid Management During Craniotomy

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Acknowledgment The authors wish to thank Dr. Michael M. Todd for the inspiration for Figs. 9.4, 9.5 , and 9.6 and Dr. Mark Zornow for permission to use Figs. 9.7…

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