Essentials of Neurosurgical Anesthesia & Critical Care

1. The Adult Central Nervous System: Anatomy and Physiology
Punita Sharma, Frederick Sieber

2. Neuroendocrine Physiology: Fundamentals and Common Syndromes
Joshua H. Atkins

3. Cerebral Edema: Pathophysiology and Principles of Management
Andrea Orfanakis

4. Management of Fluids, Electrolytes, and Blood Products in Neurosurgical Patients
Renata Rusa, Sadeq A. Quraishi

5. Key Monitoring in Neuroanesthesia: Principles, Techniques, and Indications
Martin Smith

6. Cardiovascular Risk and Instability: Evaluation, Management, and Triage
Philip E. Lund, Jeffrey R. Kirsch

7. Risk Assessment of Critical Carotid Stenosis Treatment: Suggestions for Perioperative Management
Elizabeth M. Macri

8. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Risk Assessment and Perioperative Management
Chanhung Z. Lee, Pekka Talke, Susan Ryan

9. Traumatic Brain Injury: Risk Assessment and Perioperative Management
Lingzhong Meng

10. Rare Neurologic Disorders and Neuromuscular Diseases: Risk Assessment and Perioperative Management
Nicholas Hirsch

11. Perioperative Pharmacotherapy in Neurosurgery: Risk Assessment and Planning
Alejandro E. Delfino, Hernán R. Muñoz

12. Specific Considerations Regarding Consent and Communication with Patients and Family Prior to Neurosurgery
Kenneth Abbey, Chloe Allen-Maycock

13. Preparing for Anesthesia in Neurosurgical Patients
Andrea M. Dower, Pirjo Manninen

14. Basics of Neurosurgical Techniques and Procedures
Kenneth C. Liu, Murat Oztaskin, Kim J. Burchiel

15. Positioning the Patient for Neurosurgical Operations
Alexander Zlotnik, Monica S. Vavilala, Irene Rozet

16. The Intraoperative Team: Getting the Most Out of Collaborative Care in the Operating Room
Debra A. Reeves

17. The “Tight Brain”: Cerebral Herniation Syndrome
Leslie C. Jameson, Paul D. Mongan, Daniel J. Janik, Tod B. Sloan

18. Cerebral Ischemia: Options for Perioperative Neuroprotection
Martin Soehle

19. Massive Hemorrhage During Craniotomy: Emergency Management
Lawrence Lai, Audrée A. Bendo

20. Challenges During Anaesthesia for Awake Craniotomy
Judith Dinsmore

21. Perioperative Challenges During Stereotactic Neurosurgery and Deep Brain Stimulator Placement
Mitchell Y. Lee, Marc J. Bloom

22. Perioperative Challenges During Posterior Fossa Surgery
Martin Schott, Dieter Suhr, Jan-Peter A. H. Jantzen

23. Perioperative Challenges During Release of Subdural and Epidural Hemorrhage
Walter Bergh, Olaf L. Cremer

24. Perioperative Challenges During Cerebrovascular Surgery
Jeremy D. Fields, Kenneth C. Liu, Ansgar M. Brambrink

25. Perioperative Challenges During Pituitary Surgery
Shuji Dohi

26. Perioperative Challenges During Craniotomy for Space-Occupying Brain Lesions
Chanannait Paisansathan, Verna L. Baughman

27. Perioperative Challenges in Patients with Unstable Spine
Carl Helge Nielsen

28. Airway Crisis Associated with Cervical Spine Surgery
Edward Crosby

29. Spinal Cord Injury During Spinal Surgery
Masahiko Kawaguchi

30. Blood Loss During Spinal Surgery
Matthew T. V. Chan, Patricia K. Y. Kan

31. Coagulopathy in Spinal Surgery
Andrew H. Milby, Casey H. Halpern, James M. Schuster

32. Postoperative Visual Loss Following Spinal Surgery
Lorri Lee

33. Perioperative Challenges During Diagnostic and Perioperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Peter A. Farling, Richard C. Corry

34. Perioperative Challenges During Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Carrie C. Bowman, James G. Hilliard

35. Perioperative Challenges During Carotid Artery Revascularization
Ursula Schulz, Peter Rothwell

36. Venous Air Embolism During Neurosurgery
Liping Zhang, Min Li, Chris C. Lee

37. Arterial Hypotension and Hypertension During Neurosurgical Procedures
Kirstin M. Erickson, Daniel J. Cole

38. Hyperthermia and Hypothermia During Neurosurgical Procedures
Akiva Leibowitz, Evgeni Brotfain, Yoram Shapira

39. Challenges Associated with Perioperative Monitoring During Neurosurgery
Osama Ahmed, Claudia Robertson

40. Unintended Wake-Up During Neurosurgery
Jeffrey Yoder, Chris C. Lee

41. Cardiac Arrest/Code
Michael Bernhard, Jürgen Knapp, Bernd W. Böttiger

42. Arousal from Anesthesia After Neurosurgical Operations
W. Scott Jellish

43. Communication Challenges During the Perioperative Period
David Murray

44. Anatomy and Physiology of the Central Nervous System in Children
Stuart Friess, Todd J. Kilbaugh, Mark Helfaer

45. Pediatric Anesthetic Care Requirements
Gregory J. Latham, Donald Shaffner

46. The Pediatric Airway in Neurosurgery
Debra E. Morrison, Zeev N. Kain

47. Specific Aspects of Positioning and Fluids, Glucose, and Temperature Management in Children Undergoing Neurosurgical Procedures
Gerhard K. Wolf, John H. Arnold, Sulpicio G. Soriano

48. Challenges During Surgery for Hydrocephalus
Inger Aliason, Jeffrey Koh

49. Challenges During Surgery for Traumatic Brain Injury
Chinwe Ajuba-Iwuji, Dolores B. Njoku

50. Challenges During Surgery for Meningomyelocele and Encephalomyelocele
Allison Kinder Ross

51. Challenges During Cranial Decompression
Todd J. Kilbaugh, Stuart Friess, Mark Helfaer

52. Challenges During Surgery for Craniosynostosis and Craniofacial Surgery
Heike Gries, Jeffrey Koh

53. Challenges During Tumor Surgery in Children and Infants
Christopher Karsanac, Jayant Deshpande

54. Challenges During Surgery for Vascular Anomalies in Pediatrics
Edward R. Smith, Craig D. McClain, Sulpicio G. Soriano

55. Challenges During Epilepsy Surgery in Pediatric Patients
Abraham Rosenbaum, Zeev N. Kain

56. Challenges During Pediatric Endoscopic Neurosurgery
Nina Deutsch

57. Emergence from Anesthesia Following Pediatric Neurosurgery
Kirk Lalwani

58. Postanesthesia Care Unit Risks Following Pediatric Neurosurgery
Sally E. Rampersad, Lynn D. Martin

59. Intensive Care Risks of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Craig D. McClain, Michael L. McManus

60. Radiation Safety in Interventional Neuroradiology
Justin P. Dodge, Neil E. Roundy, Kenneth C. Liu

61. Understanding Basic Techniques and Procedures in Interventional Neuroradiology
Kenneth C. Liu, Lori E. Guidone, Stanley L. Barnwell

62. Basics of Image Interpretation in Interventional Neuroradiology
Wibke Müller-Forell

63. Procedural Challenges in Interventional Neuroradiology
William L. Young

64. Anesthesiological Challenges During Neuroradiological Interventions
Michael Aziz, Ansgar M. Brambrink

65. Specific Challenges During Neuroradiological Interventions in Pediatric Patients
Tariq Parray, Timothy W. Martin

66. Surgical Emergencies After Neurosurgery
R. Alexander Schlichter

67. Airway Emergencies After Neurosurgery
Yulia Ivashkov, Karen B. Domino

68. Neurologic Emergencies After Neurosurgery
Doortje C. Engel, Andrew Maas

69. Hemodynamic Complications After Neurosurgery
Jeffrey Yoder, Rene Tempelhoff

70. Endocrinologic Emergencies After Neurosurgery
Ola Harrskog, Robert E. Shangraw

71. Postoperative Paralysis, Skin Lesions, and Corneal Abrasions After Neurosurgery
Martin H. Dauber, Steven Roth

72. Post-operative Pain Management in Patients After Neurosurgical Operations
Mary Newton, Tacson Fernandez

73. Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Neurosurgery
Concezione Tommasino

74. The Transport of Neurosurgical Patients
Laurel E. Moore

75. Altered Mental Status in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Christoph S. Burkhart, Stephan P. Strebel, Luzius A. Steiner

76. Cerebrovascular Vasospasm, Normal Pressure Breakthrough Edema, Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Syed Arshad, José I. Suarez

77. Sedation, Analgesia, and Neuromuscular Blockade in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Miko Enomoto, Ansgar M. Brambrink

78. Airway and Pulmonary Management in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Edward M. Manno

79. Myocardial and Vascular Management in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Valerie Sera, E. Paige Gerbic

80. Nutrition and Glucose Management in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Michael J. Souter, Arthur M. Lam

81. Fluid and Electrolyte Management in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Guillermo Bugedo, Luis Castillo

82. Temperature Management in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Martin H. Dauber

83. Coagulation Management in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Sarice Bassin, Thomas Bleck

84. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Meghan Bost, Kamila Vagnerova

85. Intracranial Monitors in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Patricia Harper Petrozza

86. Central Nervous System Infection in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Mary K. Sturaitis

87. Antiepileptic Drug Therapy in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Panayiotis N. Varelas, Denise H. Rhoney

88. Withdrawal of Mechanical Ventilation in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Paul Bascom

89. Brain Death in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Amit Prakash, Basil Matta

90. Organ Donation in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Pamela A. Lipsett

91. Interaction with Family and Friends in Neurosurgical Critical Care
Amy E. Guthrie, Robert Hugo Richardson, Mary Denise Smith

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Anesthesiology, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Neurosurgery, Neurology