This book reflects the author's experience in anesthesiology training at some of the best medical centers on three continents. Although this book is written for anesthesia residents, neurosurgery, neurology, and critical care trainees will find it helpful. This book provides a quick topical review for anesthesiologists in general practice.The text is bulleted and concise. Numerical data have been rounded. Simple line diagrams explain the key concepts and important table contents have been highlighted. All these measures are aimed at easy reading and assisting recall. The book's layout provides space for personal annotations to assist learning and to append information as it emerges. Thus, the book will remain a valuable companion well into the future. ...
ÔøΩ This book provides a broad clinical perspective needed for neurosurgical perioperative care. ÔøΩ The information is structured as bulleted texts, tables, and simple figures. ÔøΩ The layout provides margins for annotation and upgrading of the text. ÔøΩ At the end of the clinical chapters are summaries of interesting neurosurgical cases culled from literature to encourage discussion and test application. ÔøΩ Throughout the book are neuroscience vignettes meant to entice the reader.