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Key Monitoring in Neuroanesthesia: Principles, Techniques, and Indications

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One of the primary roles of the neuroanesthesiologist is to maintain cerebral ­perfusion to meet the brain’s metabolic demands and, under circumstances of reduced perfusion, to protect the brain. Since secondary cerebral insults can be systemic or cerebral in origin, monitoring techniques must include measurement of systemic and cerebral physiologic variables to guide optimization of cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation. The spinal cord is at risk of injury during spine surgery, and monitoring can minimize these risks.

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  1. Department of Neurocritical Care, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals, Queen Square, London, UK

    Martin Smith MBBS, FRCA, FFICM

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, and Perioperative Medicine, Professor, University School of Medicine, Portland, 97214, Oregon, USA

    Ansgar M. Brambrink

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, and Perioperative Medicine, Professor and Chair, University School of Medicine, Portland, 97214, Oregon, USA

    Jeffrey R. Kirsch

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Smith, M. (2012). Key Monitoring in Neuroanesthesia: Principles, Techniques, and Indications. In: Brambrink, A., Kirsch, J. (eds) Essentials of Neurosurgical Anesthesia & Critical Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09562-2_5

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