The NeuroICU Book (2nd Edition)

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.

Key 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

1. 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
2. Section 2 Neurocritical Care Monitoring
   1. Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure
   2. Continuous Electroencephalogram Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit
   3. Multimodality Neuromonitoring
   4. Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring
   5. Evoked Potentials in the Operating Room and ICU
   6. Neurophysiologic Decision Support Systems
3. Section 3 Neurocritical Care Intervention
   1. Sedation
   2.  Fever and Temperature Modulation
   3. Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology
4. Section 4 Perioperative Surgical Care
   1. Brain Aneurysm and Arteriovenous Malformation Surgery
   2. External Ventricular Drain Management and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
   3. Carotid Revascularization and EC-IC Bypass
   4. Postcraniotomy Complication Management
5. Section 5 Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care
   1. Thoracic Trauma and Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Management
   2. Abdominal Trauma
   3. Traumatic Vascular Injuries
   4. Abdominal Emergencies
   5. Genitourinary Emergencies
   6. Critical Care Ultrasound
6. Section 6 Cardiovascular Problems
   1. Acute Coronary Syndrome
   2. Arrhythmias: Rhythm Disturbances in Critically Ill Patients
   3. Congestive Heart Failure
   4. Cardiogenic Shock and Intra-aortic Balloon Pump
7. Section 7 Pulmonary Diseases
   1. The Neurocritical Care Airway
   2. Mechanical Ventilation
   3. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
   4. Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
   5. Percutaneous Tracheostomy
   6. Bronchoscopy in the ICU
8. Section 8 Renal and Electrolyte Disorders
   1. Acute Renal Failure
   2. Renal Replacement Therapies
   3. Disorders of Water Homeostasis: Hypo- and Hypernatremia
   4. Management of Systemic Blood Pressure in the NeuroICU
9. Section 9 Hematology
   1. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
   2. Bleeding Disorders and Coagulopathy Reversal
10. Section 10 Infectious Disease
    1. Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
    2. Antimicrobial Therapies in the ICU
    3. Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
    4. Common Infections in the ICU
11. Section 11 Nutrition and Endocrinology
    1. Nutrition and Metabolic Support
    2. Endocrine Disorders in Critical Illness
12. Section 12 Ethics and End-of-Life Issues
    1. Brain Death and Organ Donation

Author Biography

Kiwon Lee, MD (Houston, TX) Vice Chairman, Department of Neurology; Associate Professor, Neurology and Neurosurgery, the University of Texas Medical School at Houston.