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Postoperative Care in Neurooncology

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Neurointensive Care

Abstract

Almost 41,000 procedures were performed for the treatment of intracranial neoplasms in 2009 in the United States. In spite of the progress in neurosurgery, neurooncology, neuroanesthesiology, and neurocritical care, morbidity and mortality (M&M) remains high. Although morbidity rates range from 9 to 40 % and mortality rates from 1.5 to 16 %, there are no available guidelines for postoperative care after brain tumor (BT) resection. This chapter addresses the most common postoperative complications in neurooncology patients and their intensive care. The contemporary approach for choosing optimal tactics for postoperative patient care is also provided. The presented material is based on both literature data and our own Burdenko Neurosurgical Research Institute experience with more than 7,000 annual neurosurgical operations and manipulations in patients with BT.

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    Konstantin A. Popugaev MD, PhD

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Popugaev, K.A., Lubnin, A.Y. (2015). Postoperative Care in Neurooncology. In: Wartenberg, K., Shukri, K., Abdelhak, T. (eds) Neurointensive Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17293-4_7

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