Georg E. Gold, Niels Juul (eds) Monitoring of cerebral and spinal haemodynamics during neurosurgery

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The present book on monitoring of cerebral and spinal haemodynamics is focussed on the huge database of more than 1,800 patients of a single institution (University Hospital of Åarhus, Denmark). It describes the subdural measuring of intracranial pressure during neurosurgical surgery. In the initial chapter, a thoroughly well-written part demonstrated the present knowledge about the pathophysiology and monitoring of the intracranial pressure (ICP). It describes the various influences on ICP based on experimental, animal and human studies. In 23 additional chapters, the results of the subdural measurement of intracranial pressure under various anaesthesiological conditions and different entities are compiled by the members of the Department of Neuroanaesthesiology. All chapters are ordered like manuscripts in journals with aim, method, results and discussion. The book contains an updated bibliography with the most relevant literature and therefore represents a treasure trove for somebody, who wants to deepen the knowledge on ICP, especially measured in the subdural space. The subject index is extensive and clearly arranged. …