Clinical anesthesia in neurosurgery

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Clinical anesthesia in neurosurgery

edited by Elizabeth A.M. Frost ; with 25 contributing authors ; foreword by Paul M. Kornblith

Butterworth-Heinemann, c1991

2nd ed

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Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Written by a team of anaestheiologists and neurosurgeons, this text provides an in-depth and comprehensive review of the clinical approach to anaesthesia from the basic science and anatomy and physiology of the intracranial contents to brain death, electrophysiology, pain management and neuroradiology. This edition has been expanded to include advances in neuroanaesthesia and extensive references.

Table of Contents

  • Cerebral physiology and evaluation
  • cerebral hemodynamics and metabolism
  • physiology of intracranial pressure
  • electrophysiologic monitoring
  • effects of anesthetic agents on intracranial dynamics
  • anesthetic management for neuroradiologic diagnostic procedures
  • fluid and electrolyte balance in neurosurgical patients
  • neurosurgical and related procedures
  • the management of cerebrovascular disease
  • posterior cranial fossa surgery
  • brain tumours
  • surgery of the spine
  • peripheral nerve surgery
  • pediatric neurologic surgery
  • surgery for seizures
  • pain therapy
  • stereotactic surgery
  • central nervous system trauma
  • the management of head injury
  • cardiovascular effects of severe head injury
  • management of spinal cord trauma
  • anesthetic management of patients with neurologic disease for non-neurosurgical procedures
  • post-operative and intensive care
  • post-anesthetic care
  • neurosurgical intensive care
  • hyperalimentation
  • therapy following major brain insult
  • cerebral death
  • brain death.

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