Pediatric Neurovascular Lesions
20 Pediatric Neurovascular Lesions Hubert A. Benzon, Edward R. Smith, and Craig D. McClain I. Background II. Patient assessment III. Radiographic studies IV. Arteriovenous malformations A. AVMs result B. Anesthetic…
Anesthesia for Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
FIGURE 13.1 Original from Stubblefield and O’Dell’s “Principles and Practice of Cancer Rehabilitation,” Demos Medical Publishing. C. Treatment of spinal cord tumors. The treatment for almost every spinal cord tumor…
Chiari Malformation
17 Chiari Malformation Penny P. Liu, Krystal Tomei, and J. Brad Bellotte I. Historical considerations II. Chiari malformation I A. Anatomy B. Signs and symptoms C. Diagnosis D. Treatment E….
Pediatric Congenital Lesions
16 Pediatric Congenital Lesions Michael Chen and Cynthia Tung I. Spinal dysraphisms II. Spina bifida aperta A. Background and anatomy B. Surgery C. Anesthetic considerations III. Spina bifida occulta A….
Neurosurgical Procedures and Chronic Pain
II. Peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) encompasses all nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord. The locations of these nerves, as well as their extensive number,…
Posterior Fossa Tumor Surgery
6 Posterior Fossa Tumor Surgery Audrice Francois I. Introduction II. Neuroanatomy of the posterior fossa III. Types of posterior fossa tumors and associated pathophysiology IV. Diagnostic tests and neuroimaging V….
ScvO2 as an Alternative Transfusion Trigger
DO2, oxygen delivery; SV, stroke volume; HR, heart rate; Hb, haemoglobin; SaO2, arterial haemoglobin oxygen saturation; PaO2, arterial oxygen partial pressure; CO, cardiac output; CaO2, arterial oxygen content; VO2, oxygen…
Massive Transfusion in Trauma
Fig. 11.1 The conventional concept of traumatic coagulopathy as a secondary process 11.3 Acute Traumatic Coagulopathy The first landmark report of the existence of acute traumatic coagulopathy (ATC) was in…
Transfusion in Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Fig. 12.1 Schematic representation of the coagulation cascade demonstrating the interplay between coagulation, anticoagulation, clot formation and fibrinolysis. Grey boxes with red text indicate which components of the cascade are…
