Laligam N. Sekhar, Ananth K. Vellimana, and Zeeshan Qazi Summary Cerebral revascularization for skull base tumors represents a complex subset of the intracranial bypass procedures with unique challenges compared…
Philippe Lavigne and Eric W. Wang Summary With the advent of new technologies and better understanding of the anatomy, skull base defects have become increasingly larger and more complex…
Daniel A. Tonetti and Brian T. Jankowitz Summary This chapter will review the different methods of embolizing skull base tumors including common pitfalls and perils. Key wordsEmbolization – particles…
Joao Alves Rosa, Becky Hunt, and Shelley Renowden Summary The most common tumors to involve the skull base are meningiomas and the most common vascular tumors are paragangliomas (glomus…
Aneek Patel, Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Maximiliano A. Nuñez, Georgios A. Zenonos, Paul A. Gardner, and Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda Summary This chapter reviews the pertinent anatomy of head and neck vasculature…
Introduction Since the 1990s, the increasing incidence of opioid use disorder (OUD) and overdose deaths involving opioids have reached epidemic proportions. Rising use has been associated with both medical and…
Introduction As a result of the ongoing public health crisis of opioid addiction in the United States, increased focus and scrutiny have been placed on physicians’ pain management practices. Moreover,…
Introduction Opioids were initially used for acute and cancer-related pain in the early 20th century. In a seminal campaign in 1996, the American Pain Society (APS) introduced “pain as the…
Introduction With the setting of the opioid epidemic, a focus has been placed on understanding the prescribing patterns of physicians for postoperative surgery pain. A 2018 survey of 1770 members…
List of abbreviations AAO/HNSF American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation APCD advanced pneumatic compression devices CI confidence interval CNS central nervous system COX cyclooxygenase ERAS enhanced recovery after…
