Brain Protection in Cardiac Surgery

1. Molecular and Biochemical Basis of Brain Injury Following Heart Surgery – Interventions for the Future
2. Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuit and the Brain
3. Neurological and Cognitive Sequelae of Cardiac Surgery
4. Neurocognitive Decline Following Cardiac Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors, Prevention, and Outcomes
5. Neuropathology of Brain Injury in Cardiac Surgery
6. Biochemical Markers of Brain Injury
7. Pitfalls of Neuropsychometric Assessment and Alternative Investigative Approaches
8. Current Techniques of Emboli Detection and Their Utility in Brain Protection Studies
9. Intraoperative Brain Monitoring in Cardiac Surgery
10. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Monitoring in Cardiac Surgery: Theory, Practice, and Utility1
11. The Design and Methodology of Clinical Studies of Neuroprotection in Cardiac Surgery
12. Temperature and Brain Protection in Cardiac Surgery
13. Studies of Nonpharmacological Interventions to Reduce Brain Injury
14. Pharmacological Studies to Reduce Brain Injury in Cardiac Surgery
15. Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary Artery Surgery and the Brain
16. Experimental Basis and Clinical Studies of Brain Protection in Pediatric Heart Surgery
17. Experimental Basis and Clinical Studies of Brain Protection in Aortic Arch Surgery
18. The Future of Brain Protection in Cardiac Surgery

Part of the Monographs in Cardiac Surgery Series – Introducing ‘basic science into the cardiac operating room’. Fast systematic review of small areas of cardiac surgery including up-to-date information. This will allow more rapid publication than the alternative cardiac surgery ‘tomes’. This entry into the series will provide readers with a complete review of the current understanding in brain injury and the methods used to avoid or limit its effects on patient morbidity and mortality.