Complications in Neuroanesthesia

Dr. Hemanshu Prabhakar, MD, PhD, FSNCC, is a Professor at the Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. He is a recipient of the AIIMS Excellence Award 2012 for his notable contribution to academia and has published over 350 papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals. Dr. Prabhakar is a Reviewer for various national and international journals and is also a Review Author for the Cochrane Collaboration. He has a special interest in the evidence-based practice of neuroanesthesia and ERAS. Dr. Prabhakar is a Member of various national and international neuroanesthesia societies and is the Past Secretary of the Indian Society of Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care (ISNACC) and the Society of Neurocritical Care (SNCC). He is also the Immediate Past President of the SNCC. To date, he has published more than 25 books on neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care. He is featured in the Limca Book of Records as a prolific Writer in the field of neuroanesthesiology. He actively collaborates on research activities among the low-income and middle-income countries.

Section I. Complications Related to the Brain
1. Brain herniation
2. Delayed emergence
3. Hydrocephalus
4. Normal Perfusion Pressure Breakthrough
5. Pneumocephalus
6. Seizures
7. Brain swelling and Tense Brain
Section II. Complications Related to Spinal Cord
8. Autonomic disturbances
9. Pneumorrhachis
10. Post-Operative Paraplegia and Quadriplegia
11. Spinal shock
Section III. Complications Related to Cardiovascular System
12. Aneurysm / arteriovascular malformation rupture
13. Vasospasm
14. Electrocardiogram abnormalities
15. Hemodynamic instability
16. Vascular injuries
Section IV. Complications related to coagulations
17. Coagulopathy
18. Postoperative hematoma
19. Thromboembolism
Section V. Complications Related to Respiratory System
20. Hypercarbia
21. Hypoxia
22. Neurogenic pulmonary edema
Section VI. Complications Related to Airway
23. Intraoperative increased airway pressure
24. Difficult airway – Adults
25. Difficult airway – pediatrics
26. Stridor
Section VII. Complications Related to Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances
27. Osmotic demyelination syndromes
28. Cerebral Salt Wasting
29. Diabetes Insipidus
30. Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH)
Section VIII. Postoperative Pain
31. Pain following spine surgery
32. Post-craniotomy pain
Section IX. Miscellaneous
33. Anaphylaxis
34. Hazards of Advanced Neuromonitoring
35. Hypothermia
36. Nausea and vomiting
37. Peripheral nerve injuries
38. Pharmacological complications
39. Position related complications
40. Postoperative vision loss
41. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction
42. Trigeminocardiac reflex
43. Venous air embolism
Section X. Clinical Scenarios
44. Clinical Scenario 1
45. Clinical Scenario 2
46. Clinical Scenario 3
47. Clinical Scenario 4
48. Clinical Scenario 5
49. Clinical Scenario 6
50. Clinical Scenario 7
51. Clinical Scenario 8
52. Clinical Scenario 9
53. Clinical Scenario 10