8 Flexible Bronchoscopy: Indications, Contraindications, and Consent Aaron B. Waxman Introduction The ability of the flexible bronchoscope to provide either diagnostic data or a therapeutic intervention is changing with technology….
3 The Larynx Daniel C. Chelius, Jr. and William W. Lunn The human voice is the organ of the soul. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Introduction The larynx is a complex constricting…
Chapter 13 Neuroimaging in the Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders James W. Ibinson , MD, PhD Introduction As detailed within this book, perioperative neurocognitive disorder (PND) is a poorly understood complication of…
Chapter 16 Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorder Mitigation Strategies Roderic G. Eckenhoff , MD and Niccolò Terrando , BSc, DIC, PhD Introduction At least two major hurdles need to be overcome to…
Chapter 15 Informed Consent and Cognitive Impairment Brendan Silbert , MB, BS, FANZCA, and David A. Scott , MB, BS, FANZCA, FFPMANZCA, PhD Introduction An important part of anesthetic practice…
Chapter 14 Preoperative Testing to Identify Vulnerable Subgroups Margaret C. Fahey , Gregory Crosby , and Deborah J. Culley Introduction As the American population ages, the number of patients over…
Chapter 11 Cognitive Testing for Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorder Lisbeth Evered , BSc, MBiostat, PhD Introduction The term postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) has been used to describe an objectively measurable decline…
Chapter 12 Biomarkers of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: Finding the Signal amid the Noise Miles Berger , MD, PhD, S. Kendall Smith , MD, PhD, and Anver Khan , BA Introduction…
Chapter 10 Comorbidities and Postoperative Neurocognitive Disorder Mervyn Maze , MD and Xiaomei Feng , PhD Introduction Underlying conditions that are associated with persistent inflammation produce conditions likely to result…
Chapter 9 Surgery and the Inflammatory Response Azeem Alam , MBBS, and Daqing Ma , PhD Introduction Surgery has become one of the most important medical interventions available, with 200…
