Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice of Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care

ISBN-13: 9780128217764 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021

Hemanshu Prabhakar

Recenzje

"This book is a great addition to the clinical decision making in neuroanesthesiology and neurocritical care, as evidence-based practice continues to reveal its importance in clinical scenarios. This book provides up-to-date evidence in a concise manner, with the help of comparison charts, algorithms, and consensus guidelines, which otherwise would require large amounts of time to cover in the vast literature. This book is unique as it is geared toward answering specific, hard clinical management questions with the most up-to-date evidence for the question or controversy at hand. In a few specific chapters, it is unable to give a strong consensus recommendation due to the lack of evidence currently available, but still presents sources of evidence for clinicians to individualize care for their patients. It does not provide textbook-type chapters that cover the whole management of a specific pathology, which makes it a great resource for advanced residents or practicing clinicians as it does require some basic knowledge to maximize its value. The book Problem Based Learning Discussions in Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care, Prabhakar et al. (Springer, 2020), which shares multiple authors with this book including the editor, might be a more comprehensive and excellent addition to this book." --© Doody's Review Service, 2021, Andres R Brenes Bastos, MD, reviewer, expert opinion

"Evidence based practice is facilitating changes at a rapid pace in neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care practice. Its practice is exceedingly crucial in neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care considering the criticality of the neurologically sick patients, which leaves little or no room for error for an acceptable outcome in them. Patient management in Neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care has many contentious issues because of rapidly evolving changes in their management which require treatment guided by the latest available evidence in literature. Dr. Hemanshu Prabhakar is a strong proponent of evidence based practice for the management of neurologically ill patients both for surgical procedures and their management in neurointensive care unit. Undoubtedly, this book will be of enormous benefits to the students as well as teachers of neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care sub-specialties." --Parmod Bithal, Editor-In-Chief, Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care (JNACC)

Spis treści

Section A - Introduction 1. Introduction to evidence-based practice

Section B - Neurophysiology 2. ICP or CPP thresholds 3. Role of hypothermia 4. Mechanical ventilation-PEEP

Section C - Neuropharmacology 5. Intravenous or inhalational anesthetics? 6. Hyperosmolar therapy 7. Role of nitrous oxide 8. Antimicrobial prophylaxis 9. Role of antiepileptics 10. Treatment of hypertension 11. Role of statins for neuroprotection 12. Role of stem cell therapy in neurosciences

Section D - Neuromonitoring 13. ICP monitoring 14. Type of ICP monitor 15. Newer brain monitoring techniques 16. Intraoperative neuromonitoring

Section E - Neuromonitoring 17. Blood transfusion triggers 18. Reversal of anticoagulation in neurosurgical and neurocritical care settings 19. Role of decompressive craniectomy 20. Strategies for brain protection 21. Anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy 22. Anesthesia for acute stroke 23. Anesthesia for spine surgery

Section F - Neurointensive care 24. Choice of sedation in ICU 25. DVT prophylaxis 26. Role of steroids 27. Initiation of nutrition 28. Glycemic control 29. Anesthetics for status epilepticus

Section G - Ethical issues 30. Diagnosing brain death

Section H - Recent advances 31. Simulations in clinical neurosciences

Section I - Webliography 32. Webliography