Anesthesia Key

20 Nutrition Dan Miulli Case Study A 60-year-old male (154 lb [70 kg], 5 ft 5 in [166 cm]) was in a motor vehicle accident and suffered a traumatic subarachnoid…

12 Sedation and Pain Management inthe Neurosurgical Intensive CareUnit Patient Dan Miulli Case Study A 47-year-old female was involved in a rollover motor vehicle accident, with resultant severe closed head…

25 Systemic Complications Daniel Hutton and John D. Cantando Case Study A 69-year-old Hispanic female undergoes craniotomy for evacuation of a traumatic subdural hematoma at a community hospital, and is…

32 Spiritual Care of the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient and Family John R. Spitalieri There can be no more completely upsetting and frightening event than to find that a…

27 Unique Pediatric Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Issues Lynn M. Serrano and Dan Miulli Case Study A 5-year-old girl falls off a golf cart and sustains what appears to be…

Section VII Family Issues 31 Family Communication Theresa Longo and Dan Miulli Care of the neurosurgical intensive care unit (NICU) patient is more than managing the clinical situation. There are…

Section VI Nursing Issues 29 Nursing Issues Paula Snyder The performance of a thorough neurologic history and physical examination is of paramount importance and will enable the neuroscience team to…

22 Ventilator Management Dan Miulli and Javed Siddiqi Case Study A 43-year-old male presents after a motor vehicle accident with obvious contusions to his chest, abdomen, and head. At the…

24 Infections Darryl M. Warner and Dan Miulli Case Study A 14-year-old, right-handed female is brought to the emergency room by paramedics with complaints of flulike symptoms over the past…

11 Delayed Intracerebral Hemorrhage Lynn M. Serrano Case Study A 35-year-old male fell from a 6 foot ladder. His family describes a brief 2 to 3 minute loss of consciousness…