Multimodality Neuromonitoring

Publication date: September 2016 Source:Anesthesiology Clinics, Volume 34, Issue 3 Author(s): Matthew A. Kirkman, Martin SmithTeaser The monitoring of systemic and central nervous system physiology is central to the management of patients with neurologic disease in the perioperative and critical care settings. There exists a range of invasive and noninvasive and global and regional monitors of cerebral hemodynamics, oxygenation, metabolism, and electrophysiology that can be used to guide treatment decisions after acute brain injury. With mounting evidence that a single neuromonitor cannot comprehensively detect all instances of cerebral compromise, multimodal neuromonitoring allows an individualized approach to patient management based on monitored physiologic variables rather than a generic one-size-fits-all approach targeting predetermined and often empirical thresholds.
Source: Anesthesiology Clinics - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research