Chapter 7: Interspinous fusion with lateral percutaneous technique Michael Gyorfi, Steven M. Falowski, Alaa Abd-Elsayed Introduction The lateral percutaneous technique is a minimally invasive approach to interspinous-interlaminar fusion with a…
Chapter 5: Minimally invasive posterior lumbar fusion—a novel approach to facet fusion Michael Gyorfi, Omar Viswanath, Alaa Abd-Elsayed Introduction Facet fusion, or posterior lumbar fusion (PLF), is one of the…
Chapter 3: Patient selection for minimally invasive spine surgery Jay Darji, Jason Hamamoto, Behnum Habibi Introduction Low back pain is a common health problem suffered by millions of people worldwide…
Chapter 4: Perioperative management and best practices Ryan Steven D’Souza, Alaa Abd-Elsayed Introduction As evidence grows for the benefits of percutaneous fusion procedures in the treatment of mechanical low back…
Chapter 8: Measuring outcomes Ryan Steven D’Souza, Mayank Gupta, Alaa Abd-Elsayed Introduction The assessment of pain is complex and challenging. It is crucial that clinicians and researchers use validated instruments…
CHAPTER 31Anesthesia for Miscellaneous Cardiac Lesions Ian McKenzie1, Maria Markakis Zestos2, Stephen A. Stayer4, Edward Kaminski2, Paul Davies1, and Dean B. Andropoulos3 1 Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, The…
CHAPTER 15Transesophageal and Epicardial Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease Annette Vegas1 and Wanda C. Miller‐Hance2,3 1 Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2 Department…
CHAPTER 21Hemodynamic Management Mirela Bojan1 and Philippe Pouard2 1 Department of Anesthesiology, Congenital Cardiac Unit, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Groupe Hospitalier Paris‐Saint Joseph, Le Plessis Robinson, France 2 Head of Intensive…
CHAPTER 34Anesthesia for the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Premal M. Trivedi1, Philip Arnold2, Aarti Shah2, and Athar M. Qureshi3 1 Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA…
CHAPTER 13Vascular Access and Monitoring Kenji Kayashima1, Shoichi Uezono2, Maricarmen R. Rodriguez3, Koichi Yuki3, and Dean B. Andropoulos4 1 Department of Anesthesiology, Japan Community Health Care Organization, Kyushu Hospital, Fukuoka,…
