The Brain and Cardiac Surgery: Causes of Neurological Complications and Their Prevention Book

Despite major advances in modern cardiac surgery, procedures are often compromised by neurological complications. Many of these problems can be avoided by careful assessment and monitoring of the patient before, during, and after surgery. This definitive text describes the ways in which cardiac surgery affects the brain, and discusses how and why brain dysfunction occurs. Expert guidance on treatment and, crucially, prevention is included.Special emphasis is given to clinical investigation of the patient and assessment of risk factors. Intraoperative monitoring is acknowledged as being particularly significant for neurological outcome, and the authors suggest measures for minimizing risks during this period. Separate chapters examine cerebral safety in transplant surgery and in children.Written by leading international researchers, this is a multidisciplinary text which offers an up-to-date account of techniques and methods for risk management and prevention. This volume also covers monitoriRead More