The NeuroICU Book

Description:

The acclaimed protocol-based guide to neurocritical care – essential for daily practice and the boards An immediate classic, this groundbreaking text is based on the premise that neurointensivists must be trained to handle not only the brain, but the entire body. The NeuroICU Book, Second Edition does not limit coverage to the brain and spine – it spans all organ insufficiencies and failures – along with neurologic illnesses. Thoroughly updated to keep pace with all the advances in this emerging field, the Second Edition of The NeuroICU Book combines the latest clinical perspectives in critical care medicine, neurology, and neurosurgery. This practical, evidence-based text standardizes neurocritical care and takes you through the rationale for those standards. Filled with detailed case studies and enhanced by 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 • Strong emphasis on clinical practicality • Evidence-based approach leverages the scientific and controlled research that supports the key treatment methods outlined in the book • Practical tools include algorithms, tables, illustrations, photographs, detailed references, and critical take home points • Balanced coverage of neurologic and critical care and neurosurgery offers outstanding preparation for the neurocritical care board certification exam as well as an indispensable primer for daily clinical work • Second Edition includes new chapters covering CNS infection, paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity, acute liver failure, encephalopathy and delirium, spine trauma, pediatric neurosurgery, and carotid endarterectomy and extracranial-intracranial bypass

Table of Contents:

Section 1 Neurocritical Care Diseases

1. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

2. Intracerebral Hemorrhage

3. Status Epilepticus

4. Neurotrauma

5. Acute Ischemic Stroke

6. Neuromuscular Diseases

7. Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity

8. CNS Infection

9. ICU Management of Brain Tumors

10. Inflammatory and Demyelinating CNS Diseases

11. Cardiac Arrest and Anoxic Brain Injury

12. Fulminant Hepatic Failure

13. Encephalopathy and Delirium

Section 2 Neurocritical Care Monitoring

14. Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure

15. Continuous Electroencephalogram Monitoring in the ICU

16. Multimodality Neuromonitoring

17. Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring

18. Evoked Potentials in the Operating Room and ICU

19. Neurophysiologic Decision Support Systems

20. Sedation

21. Fever and Temperature Modulation

Section 3 Neurosurgery

22. External Ventricular Drain Management and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts

23. Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology

24. Brain Aneurysm, AVM, and Bypass Surgery

25. Carotid Endarterectomy and Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass

26. Postcraniotomy Complication Management

27. Spine Trauma

28. Pediatric Neurosurgery

Section 4 Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care

29. Thoracic Trauma and Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Management

30. Abdominal Trauma

31. Traumatic Vascular Injuries

32. Abdominal Emergencies

33. Genitourinary Emergencies

34. Critical Care Ultrasound

Section 5 Cardiovascular Section

35. Acute Coronary Syndrome

36. Rhythm Disturbances in Critically Ill Patients

37. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

38. Cardiogenic Shock and Intraaortic Balloon Pump

39. Management of Cardiopulmonary Devices at the End of Life

40. The Role of ECMO in Cardiopulmonary Failure in Adults

Section 6 Pulmonary Diseases

41. The Neurocritical Care Airway

42. Mechanical Ventilation

43. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

44. Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

45. Percutaneous Tracheostomy

46. Bronchoscopy in the NeuroICU

Section 7 Renal and Electrolyte Disorders

47. Acute Kidney Injury

48. Renal Replacement Therapies

49. Disorders of Water Homeostasis: Hypo- and Hypernatremia

50. Management of Systemic Blood Pressure in the NeuroICU

Section 8 Hematology

51. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

52. Bleeding Disorders and Coagulopathy Reversal

Section 9 Infectious Disease

53. Sepsis and Septic Shock

54. Antimicrobial Therapies in the ICU

55. Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections

56. Common Infections in the ICU

Section 10 Nutrition and Endocrinology

57. Nutrition and Metabolic Support

58. Endocrine Disorders in Critical Illness

Section 11 Ethics and End-of-Life Issues

59. Brain Death and Organ Donation

Index