Gupta and Gelb’s Essentials of Neuroanesthesia and Neurointensive Care, Second Edition

Excerpt

Caring for patients with nervous system pathophysiology can be extremely challenging and complex. The workup, diagnosis, medical management, and rehabilitation often involve highly sub-specialized teams of healthcare providers who must stay abreast of the latest innovations in this rapidly evolving field. In this context, the much-awaited, updated, second edition of Gupta and Gelb`s Essentials of Neuroanesthesia and Neurointensive Care, which follows the first edition released in 2008, is a boon for those training or working in this area. The book’s editors are internationally recognized experts in the fields of neuroanesthesia and critical care. Drs. Arun Gupta, Derek Duane, and Ram Adapa are consultants at Addenbrooke`s Hospital, Cambridge University, UK, and Dr. Adrian Gelb is a Distinguished Professor of Anesthesia at the University of California, San Francisco (USA). They have assembled an impressive team of 79 contributing authors who hail from Canada, United States, France, The Netherlands, Singapore, and United Kingdom and who provide a broad, international perspective on a wide range of subjects. …