Brain protection in cardiac surgery

Part of the Monographs in Cardiac Surgery Series – Introducing ‘basic scienceinto the cardiac operating room’. Fast systematic review of small areas of cardiac surgery including up-to-date information. This will allow more rapid publication than the alternative cardiac surgery ‘tomes’. This entry into the series will provide readers with a complete review of the current understanding in brain injury and the methods used to avoid or limit its effects on patient morbidity and mortality. Cardiac surgery textbooks are large, cumbersome and donot keep up with the pace of developments. Smaller more updateable monographsare the future for effective dissemination of information Complete and thorough review of the management of cardiac surgery and the effects on the brain and brain circulation Increased knowledge will assist the surgeon to choose the best procedure or combination of procedures in each case to ensure that risks do not outweigh benefits INDICE: Brain injury of cardiac surgery.- Cerebral physiology & metabolism.-Molecular & biochemical basis.Future interventions.-Cardiopulmonary bypass circuit.-Neurological sequelae.-Incidence, pre-operative risk factors & long-term outcome.-Neuropathology.-Inflammatory response.-Post-surgical impact.- Assessment of brain injury.- Utility of neuropsychometric analysis.-Pitfalls of neuropsychometric assessment & alternative investigative approaches.-Imaging of the brain.-Current techniques of emboli detection.-Intra-operative brain monitoring.-Design of brain protection studies in the C21st.- Reducing brain injury in cardiac surgery.- Temperature & brain protection.-Studies of non-pharmacological interventions.-Pharmacological studies to reduce brain injury following cardiac surgery.-Off-pump & on-pump coronary artery surgery & the brain.-Experimental basis & clinical studies of brain protection in paediatric heart surgery.-Experimental basis & clinical studiesof brain protection in aortic arch surgery.- The future. "

• ISBN: 978-1-84996-292-6
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 230
• Fecha Publicación: 29/09/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés