Paediatric Neuroanaesthesia

Dr. HemanshuPrabhakar is Professor in Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. He received his training in neuroanaesthesia and completed his PhD in the same institute. He is recipient of the AIIMS Excellence Award 2012 for notable contribution in academics. He has more than 250 publications in national and international journals to his credit. He is a reviewer for various national and international journals. He is also a review author for the Cochrane Collaboration and has special interest in evidence-based practice of neuroanaesthesia. He is a member of various national and international neuroanaesthesia societies and past Secretary of the Indian Society of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care. He is an invited faculty for various national and international conferences. He is on the Editorial board of Indian Journal of Palliative care and is the Executive Editor of the Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care.

• Preface Acknowledgments 1: Introduction to Pediatric Neuroanesthesia 2: Neuroanatomy 3: Neurophysiology 4: Neuropharmacology 5: Pre-anaesthetic evaluation of neurosurgical paediatric patient 6: Neurosurgery 6.1: Supratentorial lesions 6.2: Posterior fossa lesions 6.3: Epilepsy surgery 6.4: Cerebrovascular diseases 6.5: Neuroendocrine lesions 6.6: Spinal surgery 6.7: Neuroendoscopy 6.8: Functional neurosurgery 7: Neuromonitoring 8: Positions in neurosurgery 9: Neuroradiology 10: Neurotrauma 11: Neurointensive care 12: Special considerations 12.1: Hydrocephalus 12.2: Co-existing cardiac problems 12.3: Neuromuscular diseases 12.4: Cranio-facial abnormalities 12.5: Uncommon conditions 13: Fluids and Electrolyte management 13.1: Fluids and electrolyte management 13.2: Massive blood loss and transfusion 14: Pain management-Acute Perioperative and chronic pain management 15: Palliative care, QOL and Health related issues 16: Brain death and Ethical issues 17: Recent Advances 17.1: Paediatric neuroanaesthesia 17.2: Transesophageal echocardiography 18: Clinical Procedures 18.1: Venous cannulation 18.2: Central venous cannulation 18.3: Arterial cannulation 18.4: ICP catheter insertion 18.5: Jugular venous oximetry 18.6: Lumbar drain insertion 18.7: Tracheostomy Appendix: Scales and Scores Index