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Acknowledgment Thank you to Kevin J. Gingrich for his contribution to the previous version of this chapter. Risk Incidence in USA: >50% of pts presenting with head trauma or other intracranial pathology (>600,000/y) Gender predominance: Only for certain etiologies (i.e.,…
Case Synopsis A 90-kg, 75-year-old man (body mass index 35) with a history of smoking, well-controlled hypertension, and chemotherapy in the distant past for lung cancer is transported to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) and intubated after a complex, 6-hour…