In week four, the trainee will review the following procedures with more emphasis on independent decisions about technique, monitoring, and approach to complications.
- Epilepsy surgery
- Vagal nerve stimulator placements
- Posterior fossa surgeries, microvascular decompression of cranial nerves, trigeminal neuralgia surgery, and Arnold-Chiari malformation surgery
- Complex neurosurgical positioning
- Transsphenoidal pituitary resection
Epilepsy surgery
- Quizzes
- Articles:
- Review: Anesthesia for epilepsy surgery. (PMID: 33456862)
- The anesthetic considerations of intraoperative electrocorticography during epilepsy surgery. (PMID: 23780418)
- Anesthetic considerations for stereotactic electroencephalography implantation (PMID: 31920225)
- Vagal Nerve Stimulation: Overview and Implications for Anesthesiologists. (PMID: 17056962)
- Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner
- Anesthesia for epilepsy surgery (December 2019, Dr. Susana Vacas)
- PBLD
Posterior fossa surgery
- Quiz
- Articles
Complex neurosurgical positioning and complications
- Quizzes
- Articles
- Risks and benefits of patient positioning during neurosurgical care. (PMID: 17884711)
- Feasibility of Intraoperative MRI Guidance for Craniotomy (PMID: 21593689)
- A standardized protocol for the prevention of clinically relevant venous air embolism during neurosurgical interventions in the semisitting position (PMID: 19240616)
- Cognitive Aids for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuroanesthetic Emergencies: Consensus Guidelines on Behalf of SNACC 2019. (PMID: 30334936)
- PBLD
- Fellows’ and Residents Audio Corner
- Anesthesia for Sitting Craniotomy- (January 2016, Dr. Jeffrey Pasternak)
- Positioning for Neurosurgical Procedures (March 2022, Dr. Val Luoma)
Transsphenoidal pituitary resection
- PBLD
- Quiz
- Articles
- Anesthesia and Intensive care implications for pituitary surgery: Recent trends and advancements(PMID: 22029028)
- Perioperative management of patients undergoing transsphenoidal pituitary surgery (PMID: 16192540)
- Anesthetic management during transsphenoidal pituitary surgery, Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology
Difficult airway
- Quiz
- SNACC Article of the Month Commentary:
Supplementary Reading (SNACC Bibliography Collection)
- Anesthesia and epilepsy (Neurosurgery → Anesthesia and Epilepsy, Neurointensive care → Status Epilepticus)
- Beach chair position (Neurosurgery → Beach Chair Position)