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Neurologic outcomes of surgery and anesthesia / edited by George A. Mashour, Michael S. Avidan.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nervous system--Diseases.
- Nervous system.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (152 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Most of the developments in perioperative medicine the 20th century were focused on the establishment of standard monitors, biomarkers, and outcomes measures for the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, with marked improvements in perioperative safety. The fields of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine have now shifted to the consideration of the nervous system. Complications such as delirium, cognitive decline, anesthetic neurotoxicity, stroke and other devastating nervous system events are only now developing significant scientific and clinical attention. Yet, there has been no singl
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; PART ONE: BRAIN; 1. Anesthetic Neurotoxicity: Effects of Anesthetic Drugs on the Developing Brain; 2. Delirium; 3. Postoperative Cognitive Trajectory; 4. Perioperative Stroke; 5. Seizures; 6. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Surgery, Intensive Care, and Intraoperative Awareness; PART TWO: SPINAL CORD; 7. Cervical Spine Injury; 8. Spinal Cord Injury and Protection; 9. Neuropathic Pain; PART THREE: NERVE; 10. Peripheral Nerve Injury; 11. Postoperative Visual Loss and Ischemic Optic Neuropathy; PART FOUR: FUTURE DIRECTIONS
- 12. Standards for Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring13. Neurologic Biomarkers; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; X
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed July 09, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-935295-X
- 0-19-989573-2
- OCLC:
- 851697481
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