Paediatric Neuroanaesthesia

Description

Paediatric patients with neurological problems present a set of inherent challenges because of their developing and maturing neurological and physiological status, and require special anaesthetic considerations. To provide optimal neuroanaesthesia care, the anaesthesiologist must have a comprehensive knowledge on paediatric neuroanaesthesia. However, there is no comprehensive book available on the subject, and Paediatric Neuroanaesthesia aims to fill this gap.
With contributions from 60 national and international experts, this state-of-art and comprehensive reference work brings together a unique combination of basic sciences (neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuropharmacology) and special considerations such as hydrocephalus, co-existing cardiac problems, and neuromuscular diseases. The text is supported with clinical procedural video tutorials, which makes it an engaging and invaluable up-to-date work suitable for trainees and practitioners in paediatric neuroanaesthesia.

About the Author
Hemanshu Prabhakar is Professor, Department of Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Table of contents

Foreword by Sulpicio G. Soriano
Preface
Acknowledgements
Editor and Contributors
Abbreviations

1 Introduction to paediatric neuroanaesthesia
C. Mahajan, I. Kapoor, and H. Prabhakar

SECTION I BASICS IN PAEDIATRIC NEUROANAESTHESIA
2 Neuroanatomy
V. Singhal and S. Singh
3 Neurophysiology
D. S. Chandran and M. Kaur
4 Neuropharmacology
H. El Beheiry
5 Preanaesthetic evaluation of neurosurgical paediatric patient
V. Sharma and M. Sharma

SECTION II NEUROSURGERY
6 Supratentorial lesions
F. Afroze, C. J. Liu, and M. Adamo
7 Posterior fossa lesions
M. Lamperti
8 Epilepsy surgery
S. Vitali and C. McClain
9 Cerebrovascular diseases
M. A. Babi and S. Al Jerdi
10 Neuroendocrine lesions
P. K. Bithal
11 Spinal surgery
L. H. Leduc, V. Sokoliuk, and W. Lightle
12 Neuroendoscopy
H. Oechsner, M. Lawrence, and M. Adamo
13 Functional neurosurgery
S. Rajan and S. Ahuja

SECTION III MONITORING AND POSITIONING
14 Neuromonitoring
A. Defresne and V. Bonhomme
15 Positions in neurosurgery
C. Wilson

SECTION IV NEURORADIODIAGNOSIS
16 Neuroradiology
S. L. J. Devarajan and P. Balasundaram

SECTION V NEUROTRAUMA AND NEUROINTENSIVE CARE
17 Neurotrauma
S. Jain and H. Prabhakar
18 Neurointensive care
S. S. Jena and S. Tripathy

SECTION VI SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
19 Hydrocephalus
H. El Beheiry and J. Hayes
20 Coexisting cardiac problems
M. S. Tandon and S. Verma
21 Neuromuscular diseases
G. S. Umamaheswara Rao
22 Craniofacial abnormalities
M. Lamperti, F. Landucci, and P. Cortellazzi
23 Uncommon conditions
P. U. Bidkar and S. Srinivasan

SECTION VII FLUIDS, ELECTROLYTE MANAGEMENT, AND BLOOD TRANSFUSION
24 Fluids and electrolyte management
C. Tommasino
25 Massive blood loss and transfusion
C. Tommasino

SECTION VIII PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE
26 Pain management
A. Abd-Elsayed, S. Lee, and R. Grandhi
27 Palliative care, quality of life, and health-related issues
J. Marston

SECTION IX ETHICS IN PAEDIATRIC NEUROANAESTHESIA
28 Brain death and ethical issues
M. J. Souter

SECTION X RECENT ADVANCES
29 Recent advances in paediatric neuroanaesthesia
N. Gupta
30 Transoesophageal echocardiography
M. Choudhury

SECTION XI CLINICAL PROCEDURES
31 Venous cannulation
E. Rossetti and Y. Valzani
32 Central venous cannulation
E. Rossetti and Y. Valzani
33 Arterial cannulation
E. Rossetti and Y. Valzani
34 Intracranial pressure catheter insertion
E. Rossetti and Y. Valzani
35 Jugular venous oximetry
E. Rossetti and Y. Valzani
36 Lumbar drain insertion
A. Abd-Elsayed, J. Lescher, and Y. Li
37 Tracheostomy
E. Rossetti and Y. Valzani

SECTION XII APPENDIX
Appendix: Scales and scores
N. Goettel, R. Guzman, and T. Erb
Index
(Includes Plates)