Neurosurgery Anaesthesia

Training Objectives

• Pharmacokinetic of total intravenous anaesthesia
• Physiology and management of cerebral circulation
• Principal of neuro-monitoring and spinal cord monitoring
• Pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies for cerebral protection
• Electrolytes disturbance in neurosurgical patients
• Anaesthesia for clipping of cerebral aneurysm
• Peri-operative management of acute and chronic subarachnoid haemorrhage
• Peri-operative management of acute and chronic sub-dural haematoma
• Peri-operative management of cervical spine and head injury
• Anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy
• Anaesthetic implication of sitting position, monitoring and management of complications
• Anaesthetic implication of posterior fossa surgery
• Anaesthetic management of spinal cord surgery
• Peri-operative endocrine management of pituitary surgery – acromegaly, diabetes insipidus, hypopituitarism