Cottrell's Neuroanesthesia 5th Edition, edited by James E. Cottrell, MD, FRCA and William L. Young, MD, delivers the complete and authoritative guidance you need to ensure optimal perioperative safety for neurosurgical patients. Integrating current scientific principles with the newest clinical applications, it not only explains what to do under any set of circumstances but also why to do it and how to avoid complications. Comprehensive updates reflect all of the latest developments in neurosurgical anesthesia, and contributions from many new experts provide fresh insights into overcoming tough clinical challenges. Access to the complete contents online at expertconsult.com enables you to rapidly and conveniently consult the book from any computer.

Reviews "The foremost reference for the practitioner caring for the neurosurgical patient." - The Spine Journal, review of the last edition "An invaluable reference for those seeking specialist experience in neuroanaesthesia...A 'must have' for departments of neuroanaesthesia...Most practising neuroanaesthetists will wish to own their own copy." - British Journal of Anaesthesia, review of the last edition

Key Features

New co-editor William L. Young, MD joins James E. Cottrell, MD, FRCA at the book's editorial helm, providing additional, complementary expertise and further enhancing the book's authority.

New chapters keep you current on interventional neuroradiology, anesthetic management of patients with arteriovenous malformations and aneurysms, awake craniotomy, epilepsy, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and pregnancy and neurologic disease.

Comprehensive updates reflect all of the latest developments in neurosurgical anesthesia, and contributions from many new experts provide fresh insights into overcoming tough clinical challenges.

Access to the complete contents online at expertconsult.com enables you to rapidly and conveniently consult the book from any computer and follow links to Medline abstracts for the bibliographical references.

New to this Edition

Comprehensive and broad coverage of all important aspects of neuroanesthesia, including special patient populations, enables you to find reliable answers to any clinical question.

Chapters written by neurointensivists, neurosurgeons, and radiologists provide well-rounded perspectives on each topic.

A consistent, logical organization to every chapter makes answers easy to find quickly.

Clear conceptual illustrations make complex concepts easier to understand at a glance.