Siddiqi Neurosurgical Intensive Care

2. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-62623-235-8
Verlag: Thieme Medical Publishers
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 576 Seiten, PDF

An essential reference for the entire neurocritical care teamThis unique book presents an authoritative guide to the medical and surgical management of complex neurosurgical problems encountered in the critical care setting. It 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 multi-system 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 infectionsPractical review of concepts in neuropharmacology and nutrition, and procedures for fluid management and ventilator managementSelect case examples throughout the book that supplement discussion of the decision-making processRecommendations for communicating with and caring for the families of neurosurgical intensive care unit patientsThis 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Siddiqi, Javed

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Chirurgische Pflege
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete AINS Intensivmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Intensivpflege
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete AINS Anästhesiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Neuroradiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Neurochirurgie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Ernährungsmedizin, Diätetik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Bedside Neurologic Exam 2. Altered Mental Status and Coma: Pathophysiology and Management 3. Neuroimaging and the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient 4. Diagnostic Laboratory Studies in the ICU Patient: What, When, and How Often? 5. Team Management of the Multisystem-Injured Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient 6. The Spinal Cord Injury Patient 7. Delayed Intracerebral Hemorrhage 8. Sedation and Pain Management in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient 9. Homeostatic Mechanisms in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient 10. Neurophysiology in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit: Options, Indications, and Interpretations 11. Cerebral Perfusion 12. Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics and Pathology 13. Intracranial Pressure Fundamentals 14. Cerebral Protection Measures 15. Neuropharmacology 16. Nutrition 17. Fluid Management 18. Ventilator Management 19. Seizure Disorders: Diagnosis and Management 20. Infections 21. Cerebral Microdialysis in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit 22. Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit 23. Restraints in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient 24. Unique Pediatric Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Issues 25. Systemic Complications and Disease-Specific Phenomena Leading to Ischemic Injury 26. Acute Ischemic Stroke 27. Brain Death 28. Family Communication 29. Spiritual Care of the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient and Family 30. Medical-Legal Issues in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit 31. Discharge Planning for the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient