Main description:

The first practical, protocol-based guide to the emerging field of neurocritical care

The goal of neurological critical care is to rapidly deliver acute medical therapies and appropriate interventions through effective monitoring of both neurological and end organ function. The NeuroICU Book puts that goal within the reach of every neurologist and critical care specialist.

Combining the latest clinical perspectives in critical care medicine, neurology, and neurosurgery, this comprehensive, evidence-based text standardizes neurocritical care and takes you through the rationale for those standards. Filled with detailed case studies and featuring a question-and-answer format, the book not only builds competency in recognizing acute changes in neurological function, but also addresses all organ insufficiencies and failures, reflecting the real-life challenges in the modern neuro-ICU.

FEATURES

Robust, wide-ranging scope goes beyond classic neurology to encompass other organ failures at the time of presentation or during the ICU stay
Evidence-based approach leverages the scientific and controlled research that supports the key treatment methods outlined in the book
Balanced coverage of neuro care and critical care offers outstanding preparation for the neurocritical care board certification exam as well as an indispensible primer for daily clinical work in critical care medicine
Cutting-edge insights into the care used in some of the more advanced neuroICUs provides a crucial blueprint for understanding the newer procedures and protocols
Practical tools including algorithms, tables, illustration, photographs, detailed references, and critical take-home points

Contents:

Contributors xiii

Foreword xxv

Preface xxvii

Acknowledgments xxix

Section 1 Neurocritical Care Diseases

1. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

2. Intracerebral Hemorrhage

3. Status Epilepticus

4. Neurotrauma

5. Acute Ischemic Stroke

6. Neuromuscular Diseases

7. Bacterial Meningitis

8. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Management of Brain Tumors

9. Inflammatory and Demyelinating Central Nervous System Diseases

10. Cardiac Arrest and Anoxic Brain Injury

11. Fulminant Hepatic Failure

Section 2 Neurocritical Care Monitoring

12. Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure

13. Continuous Electroencephalogram Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit

14. Multimodality Neuromonitoring

15. Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring

16. Evoked Potentials in the Operating Room and ICU

17. Neurophysiologic Decision Support Systems

Section 3 Neurocritical Care Intervention

18. Sedation

19. Fever and Temperature Modulation

20. Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology

Section 4 Perioperative Surgical Care

21. Brain Aneurysm and Arteriovenous Malformation Surgery

22. External Ventricular Drain Management and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

23. Carotid Revascularization and EC-IC Bypass

24. Postcraniotomy Complication Management

Section 5 Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care

25. Thoracic Trauma and Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Management

26. Abdominal Trauma

27. Traumatic Vascular Injuries

28. Abdominal Emergencies

29. Genitourinary Emergencies

30. Critical Care Ultrasound

Section 6 Cardiovascular Problems

31. Acute Coronary Syndrome

32. Arrhythmias: Rhythm Disturbances in Critically Ill Patients

33. Congestive Heart Failure

34. Cardiogenic Shock and Intra-aortic Balloon Pump

Section 7 Pulmonary Diseases

35. The Neurocritical Care Airway

36. Mechanical Ventilation

37. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

38. Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

39. Percutaneous Tracheostomy

40. Bronchoscopy in the ICU

Section 8 Renal and Electrolyte Disorders

41. Acute Renal Failure

42. Renal Replacement Therapies

43. Disorders of Water Homeostasis: Hypo- and Hypernatremia

44. Management of Systemic Blood Pressure in the NeuroICU

Section 9 Hematology

45. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

46. Bleeding Disorders and Coagulopathy Reversal

Section 10 Infectious Disease

47. Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

48. Antimicrobial Therapies in the ICU

49. Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections

50. Common Infections in the ICU

Section 11 Nutrition and Endocrinology

51. Nutrition and Metabolic Support

52. Endocrine Disorders in Critical Illness

Section 12 Ethics and End-of-Life Issues

53. Brain Death and Organ Donation

Index