Cerebral Aneurysm Clipping: Elective and Emergent

• Newsletter Education corner: Management of a Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysms – Decision Making and Dilemmas
• Quiz
  • Intraoperative Aneurysm Rupture: Neuroanesthesia Emergency Crisis Management (NECM)
• Articles
  • IHAST Trial: Mild Intraoperative Hypothermia During Surgery for Intracranial Aneurysm (IHAST) (PMID: 15647576)
  • ISAT Trial: Clipping vs. Coiling:
    • The Durability of Endovascular Coiling Versus Neurosurgical Clipping of Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysms: 18 year Follow-Up of the UK Cohort of the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT) (PMID 25465111)
  • Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner
    • Anesthesia for Aneurysm Clipping Surgery (July 2018, Dr. Michael Todd)

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

• Quizzes
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • Complications of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

• Articles
  • 2023 SAH Management AHA/ASA Guidelines (PMID: 37212182)
  • Stanlies D’Souza: Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (PMID: 25272066)
• Extraventricular Drain
  • Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner
    • Intraoperative Management of EVD (July 2022, Dr. Jack Buckley)
  • Online Neuro Training Module: EVD Safety Campaign
  • Complications:
    • Vasospasm
      • Monitoring: Transcranial Doppler
        • Articles:
          • Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (PMID: 15220174)
        • Articles:
          • Management of Vasospasm: Effect of Pharmaceutical Treatment on Vasospasm, Delayed Cerebral Ischemia, and Clinical Outcome in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage:  A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (PMID: 21285966)
          • Effects of Hypervolemia and Hypertension on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow, Intracranial Pressure, and Brain Tissue Oxygenation After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. (PMID: 17581487)
        • Podcasts:
          • Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner: NeuroICU Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (October 2018, Dr. Andrew Kofke)
        • Neurogenic Stress Cardiomyopathy
          • Article:
            • Brain-Heart Interactions: Cardiac Complications After Stroke (PMID: 28775014)

Intracranial open neurovascular procedures

• Articles:
  • Systematic Review: Extracranial-intracranial Arterial Bypass Surgery for Occlusive Carotid Artery Disease. (PMID: 20166076)
  • Anesthetic Considerations for Intraoperative Management of Cerebrovascular Disease in Neurovascular Surgical Procedures. (PMID: 17884703)
• Quiz:
  • Cerebrovascular Atherosclerotic Disease

Moya Moya

• Articles:
  • Moya Moya Disease: Moya Moya Disease and Moya Moya Syndrome (PMID: 19297575).
  • Anesthetic Management of Patients Undergoing Intracranial Bypass Procedures. (PMID: 25625262)
  • Moya Moya Disease: A Review of the Disease and Anesthetic Management. (PMID: 20924291)
• Challenging Case:
  • Moya Moya, a Rare Cerebrovascular Disease: Clinical Decision Making and Concerns for the Anesthesiologist.

AVM resection

• Quiz
  • Anesthesia for AV Malformations of the Brain
• Articles:
  • Arteriovenous Malformations of the Brain. (PMID: 28489992)
  • Anesthesia Considerations and Intraoperative Monitoring During Surgery for Arteriovenous Malformations and Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas. (PMID: 22107866)

Carotid Endarterectomy

• Quiz
  • Carotid Endarterectomy
  • Carotid Disease & Neuromonitoring
• Articles:
  • Local vs. General Anaesthesia for Carotid Endarterectomy. Cochrane Review 2021. (PMID: 34642940)
  • Treatment options: Carotid Stenting Versus Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (PMID: 28679848)

Supplementary reading

• Controversies in Intraoperative Aneurysm Rupture Management