Neurosurgical Intensive Care

Neurosurgical Intensive Care

An authoritative pocket-sized guide on the medical and surgical management of neurosurgical intensive care patients Decompression is still the mainstay of surgical intervention for neurosurgeons treating neurocritical care patients. However, during the last 20 years, an evolution away from a mechani...

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Main Author: Siddiqi, Javed
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Thieme Medical Publishers, Incorporated, 2017.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Critical care medicine.
Nervous system > Surgery.
Neurological intensive care.
Surgical intensive care.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contributors
  • 1. Bedside Neurologic Exam
  • 2. Altered Mental Status and Coma: Pathophysiology and Management
  • 3. Neuroimaging and the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
  • 4. Diagnostic Laboratory Studies in the ICU Patient: What, When, and How Often?
  • 5. Team Management of the Multisystem-Injured Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
  • 6. The Spinal Cord Injury Patient
  • 7. Delayed Intracerebral Hemorrhage
  • 8. Sedation and Pain Management in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
  • 9. Homeostatic Mechanisms in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
  • 10. Neurophysiology in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit: Options, Indications, and Interpretations
  • 11. Cerebral Perfusion
  • 12. Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics and Pathology
  • 13. Intracranial Pressure Fundamentals
  • 14. Cerebral Protection Measures
  • 15. Neuropharmacology
  • 16. Nutrition
  • 17. Fluid Management
  • 18. Ventilator Management
  • 19. Seizure Disorders: Diagnosis and Management
  • 20. Infections
  • 21. Cerebral Microdialysis in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
  • 22. Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
  • 23. Restraints in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
  • 24. Unique Pediatric Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Issues
  • 25. Systemic Complications and Disease-Specific Phenomena Leading to Ischemic Injury
  • 26. Acute Ischemic Stroke
  • 27. Brain Death
  • 28. Family Communication
  • 29. Spiritual Care of the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient and Family
  • 30. Medical-Legal Issues in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
  • 31. Discharge Planning for the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
  • Index

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