Medical Management of Neurosurgical Patients

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Medical Management of Neurosurgical Patients

Edited by Rene Daniel and Catriona M Harrop

Abstract

Modern management of neurosurgical patients requires close cooperation between neurosurgeons and other specialists. The latter include internists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. This textbook aims to provide for these professionals a guide to the challenges associated with the medical management of these patients. It gives an overview of neurosurgical operations and procedures, seizure management, and preoperative risk stratification. It further discusses the intricacies of the management of fever, infection, electrolytes, bleeding disorders, and endocrine problems in the context of central nervous system injury. A particular emphasis is placed on the management of pressure injuries, pain management, and physical and occupational therapy, which are critical areas in the care of the neurosurgical patient. Finally, it reviews the types of contributions that palliative care can make to the care of the neurosurgical patient. The book’s objective is to provide a practical tool, and, where appropriate, its chapters include algorithms and tables to increase the efficiency of medical decision-making when caring for these patients.

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Sep 2019

Print ISBN-13:: 9780190913779

Published online:: Aug 2019

DOI:: 10.1093/med/9780190913779.001.0001

Authors

Rene Daniel, editor Associate Professor of Medicine and Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Catriona M Harrop, editor Division Director of Hospital Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University

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Front Matter
- Foreword
- Contributors
1 Common Neurosurgical ProceduresKevin Hines, Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, Pascal M. Jabbour, Robert H. Rosenwasser, and M. Reid Gooch
2 Preoperative Evaluation of Neurosurgical PatientsAditya Munshi and Geno Merli
3 Medical Management of Patients with Subarachnoid or Intracranial Hemorrhage and Increased Intracranial PressureAhmad Sweid, Pascal M. Jabbour, Sage P. Rahm, Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, M. Reid Gooch, and Robert H. Rosenwasser
4 Role of Hospital Medicine in Management of Intracranial Brain TumorsDonald Y. Ye, Thana Theofanis, Tomas Garzon-Muvdi, and James J. Evans
5 Antiepileptic Medication Use in Neurosurgical PatientsMegan Margiotta and Timothy Ambrose
6 Acute Spinal Cord InjuryGeoffrey Stricsek, Omaditya Khanna, Alexandra Emes, and James Harrop
7 Management of Bleeding Disorders in the Neurosurgical PatientVedavyas Gannamani and Sanaa Rizk
8 Fever in the Neurosurgical PatientRakhshanda Akram, Crystal Benjamin, Linda Mwamuka, and Katherine A. Belden
9 Diagnosis and Management of Sodium Disorders in the Neurosurgical PatientJesse Edwards, Sharad Sharma, and Rakesh Gulati
10 Blood Glucose Management in the Neurosurgical PatientKevin Furlong and Satya Villuri
11 Management of Pressure Injuries in Neurosurgical PatientsRene Daniel and Babak Abai
12 Perioperative Optimization of Pain Control in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery Using Multimodal AnalgesiaNewton Mei and Ashwini D. Sharan
13 Rehabilitation Medicine in the Neurosurgical PatientCatriona M. Harrop, Kristin Gustafson, Swathi Maddula, James Bresnehan, and Philip Koehler
14 Palliative Care in the Neurosurgical PatientMichael Liquori, Kathleen Mechler, John Liantonio, and Adam Pennarola
End Matter
- Index

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