Clinical
Subspecialties
Neuroanesthesia at Loyola
The neuroanesthesia rotations at Loyola encompasses a large and
varied clinical experience. The program blends both high quality
didactic and operating room training with state-of- the-art
surgeries involving both the spine and intracranial procedures.
Loyola is home for the Center for Cranial Base Surgery and is a
Midwest referral center for tumors involving the skull base.
Residents at Loyola perform a large number of anesthesia for
neuromas of the acoustic nerve, glomus vagale and jugulare tumors
and clival meningiomas. Residents gain experience with sitting
position approach to the skull base and are exposed to all aspects
of air embolism prophylaxis and prevention. In addition, there is
a large variety of neurovascular procedures performed and
residents gains a good deal of experience in the neuroradiology
suites doing complex anesthesia for aneurysm coiling, ablation and
stent placements.
In addition, a large number of complex spine procedures are
performed and residents learn techniques involving hypotensive
anesthesia and the effect of anesthetic agents on neurophysiologic
monitors. All of this coupled with the fact that Loyola is the
major trauma center for the West and South Chicago Suburbs,
provides an excellent experience in both complex elective and
emergent neurologic procedures.
The didactic portion of the neuroanesthetic experience involves
both case discussions and formal overviews of neurovascular
anesthesia, methods for control of intracranial pressure,
neurophysiologic monitoring, neuroprotection and spinal cord
injury.
The variety of case mix, didactic and operating room rotation
make the neuroanesthesia experience at Loyola rewarding and
valuable for training resident physicians.
