Perioperative Considerations and Positioning for Neurosurgical Procedures

1. Positioning Patients for Neurosurgical Procedures: A Historical Perspective
Mallory Roberts, Jon H. Robertson

2. Biomechanics and the Mathematics of Positioning
George F. Young

3. Anesthesia and Patient Positioning
C. Wayne Hamm

4. Preoperative Assessment of the Patient for the Planned Position
C. Wayne Hamm, Jaafar Basma

5. Organization of the Operating Room for Neurosurgical Procedures
Jaafar Basma, Daniel Hoit

6. Overall Positioning Considerations for Intracranial Procedures
Adam Arthur

7. Intracranial Procedures in the Supine, Semi-Sitting, and Sitting Positions
Jaafar Basma, Vincent Nguyen, Jeffrey Sorenson

8. Intracranial Procedures in the Lateral Position
L. Madison Michael, Douglas R. Taylor

9. Intracranial Procedures in the Prone Position
Mirza Pojskic, Kenan I. Arnautovic

10. Spinal Surgery Positioning Overview
Kevin Foley

11. The Supine, Sitting, and Lithotomy Positions
Shaheryar F. Ansari, Jean-Pierre Mobasser

12. Spinal Procedures in the Lateral Position
Matthew T. Brown, Raul Cardenas, Julius Fernandez

13. Spinal Procedures in the Prone Position
Prayash Patel, Christopher Nickele

14. Special Considerations in Positioning for Neurosurgical Tumors: Spinal
Jason A. Weaver

15. Special Considerations for Intracranial Tumors
Pascal O. Zinn, Ganesh Rao

16. Special Considerations for Pediatric Positioning for Neurosurgical Procedures
Michael DeCuypere

17. Comorbidities and Positioning: Morbid Obesity and Multiple Trauma
Emily P. Sieg, Shelly D. Timmons

18. Comorbidities and Positioning: Pregnancy
Thomas Scott Guyton

19. Postoperative Positioning in the Neurointensive Care Unit
Abhi Pandhi, Lucas Elijovich

20. Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis of Peripheral Nerve Injuries Associated with Neurosurgical Procedures
Nickalus R. Khan, Michael S. Muhlbauer

21. Legal Issues in Patient Positioning
Emily Hamm Huseth

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology