Neurosurgical intensive care / [edited by] Javed Siddiqi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Siddiqi, Javed, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurological intensive care.

Surgical intensive care.

Critical Care.

Neurosurgical Procedures.

Medical Subjects:

Critical Care.

Neurosurgical Procedures.

Physical Description:

xviii, 524 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Thieme, [2008]

Summary:

This unique book presents an authoritative guide to the medical and surgical management of complex neurosurgical problems encountered in the critical care setting. Neurosurgical Intensive Care provides straightforward summaries of each stage of patient care, guiding the reader through initial assessment, including ordering the appropriate lab work, triage procedures, such as how to manage patients with multisystem injuries, and sedation and pain management. The book also covers important nursing and medical-legal issues related to neurosurgical intensive care.

Features: Guidance on how to manage systemic complications, diseases, and infections, Practical review of concepts in neuropharmacology and nutrition, and procedures for fluid management and ventilator management, Select case examples throughout the book that supplement discussion of the decision-making process, Recommendations for communicating with and caring for the families of neurosurgical intensive care unit patients.

This comprehensive book provides a wealth of information that is essential for neurosurgeons, intensive care unit nurses, house staff, nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants, residents at all levels, and medical students.

Contents:

1 Introduction to the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit / Javed Siddiqi 1

I Initial Assessment 3

2 Bedside Exam in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit / John D. Cantando, Daniel Hutton, Dan Miulli 5

3 Cranial Nerve Injuries and Their Management / Nguyen Do, Dan Miulli 19

4 Altered Level of Consciousness: Pathophysiology and Management / Jeffery M. Jones, Dan Miulli 33

5 Coma / Jeffery M. Jones, Dan Miulli 41

6 Neuroimaging and the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient / Ganna L. Breland, Dan Miulli 49

7 Lab Work: What, When, and How Often? / Jon Taveau 59

II Triage 99

8 Team Management of the Multisystem-Injured Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient / David T. Wong 101

9 The Spinal Cord-Injured Patient / Jeffery M. Jones, Dan Miulli 109

10 Progressing Postoperative Neurologic Deficit: Cranial or Spinal / Ganna L. Breland, Dan Miulli 122

11 Delayed Intracerebral Hemorrhage / Lynn M. Serrano 130

12 Sedation and Pain Management in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient / Dan Miulli 144

III Pathophysiology 171

13 Homeostatic Mechanisms in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient / Gayatri Sonti, Dan Miulli, Javed Siddiqi 173

14 Neurophysiology in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit: Options, Indications, and Interpretations / Dennis Cramer, Dan Miulli, Javed Siddiqi 180

15 Cerebral Perfusion / Dan Miulli, Javed Siddiqi 196

16 Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics and Pathology / Lynn M. Serrano, John D. Cantando, Dan Miulli 209

17 Intracranial Pressure Fundamentals / Daniel Hutton, Javed Siddiqi, Dan Miulli 220

18 Cerebral Protection Measures / Dennis Cramer, Dan Miulli, Javed Siddiqi 228

IV Care of the Patient 237

19 Neuropharmacology / Nicholas Qandah, Evan A. Houck, Dan Miulli 239

20 Nutrition / Dan Miulli 267

21 Fluid Management / Dan Miulli 290

22 Ventilator Management / Dan Miulli, Javed Siddiqi 313

23 Seizure Disorders: Diagnosis and Management / Margaret R. Wacker 329

24 Infections / Darryl M. Warner, Dan Miulli 336

25 Systemic Complications / Daniel Hutton, John D. Cantando 365

V Specific Diseases 375

26 Disease-Specific Phenomena / John D. Cantando, Javed Siddiqi 377

27 Unique Pediatric Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Issues / Lynn M. Serrano, Dan Miulli 386

28 Brain Death / Dan Miulli 399

VI Nursing Issues 417

29 Nursing Issues / Paula Snyder 419

30 Restraints and the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient / Paula Snyder 432

VII Family Issues 437

31 Family Communication / Theresa Longo, Dan Miulli 439

32 Spiritual Care of the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient and Family / John R. Spitalieri 458

33 Medical-Legal Issues in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit / Dan Miulli, Silvio F. Hoshek, Rosalinda M. Menoni 468

34 Discharge Planning in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient / Paula Snyder 476.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781588903907

1588903907

9783131419118

3131419113

OCLC:

77573181