Synopsis
Section 1 covers common spinal conditions such as cervical, thoracic and lumbar herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis and scoliosis. Section 2 shows the medical evaluations and strategies necessary for safe spinal surgery. Basic medical, vascular, cardiac, hematological, pre-operative bloodless and pre-operative bloodless assessments for Jehovah's witnesses are covered. Section 3 takes the patient to spinal surgery. The concepts of radial arterial catheter, foley catheter, central access catheter, swan-ganz catheter, regional anesthesia, hypotensive anesthesia, fluroscopic evaluation, intraoperative neuromonitoring, pre-operative decisions, four-poster table, bovie and bipolar coagulator, Aquamantis coagulator, harmonic scalpel, high intensity headlights, futuristic surgical suite and innovative bloodless instruments along with techniques of surgery are illustrated and explained in language for the general public. Section 4 shows patient case reports displaying standard spinal decompression, complex spinal reconstruction, spinal fusion in Jehovah's witnesses and spinal fusion in patients with hemophilia along with kyphoplasty performed in an osteoporotic older patient. Section 5 is a thorough bloodless terminology dictionary which includes factors such as acute normovolemic hemodilution, allogenic blood and risk factors, anemia, anesthesiology, autologous self-salvage, auto-transfusion, blood safety data, cost of blood transfusion, factors used in transfusion, epinephrine, erythropoietin, fibrin sealants, gelatin and various dietary supplementations such as vitamins B12 and C necessary to augment iron storage.
About the Author
Dr. Ken Hansraj is a board certified, Hudson Valley based spinal surgeon who has dedicated more than 20 years of his life serving the people of New York to improve their spinal health. He performed a fellowship in Spine Surgery and Scoliosis Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. He specializes in spinal procedures, including ultra-precise minimally invasive spine surgeries, laminectomies, spinal fusions and kyphoplasty. Dr. Ken believes in whole-body wellness, preventative care and that the spine is a principal indicator of general health impacted by “human software and hardware.” Dr. Ken enjoys using spinal technology during spine surgery. He performs knifeless surgery with the Colorado microdissection needle, bloodless spine surgery, minimally invasive approaches when possible, advanced bone grafting, techniques using intraoperative spinal navigation to assess instrumentation placement, modern operating tables, spinal cord and nerve monitoring during spine surgery. He is experienced at using stem cells in spine surgery. Dr. Ken Hansraj is trained in spinal robotics and use of artificial intelligence in simple and complex spine surgeries. A significant part of his practice is revision spinal surgeries. In November of 2014, Dr. Ken Hansraj published a study Assessment of stresses in the cervical spine caused by posture and position of the head. Dr. Hansraj found that when the head is straight up in good posture, it weighs 10 pounds. However, when the angle of the head tilts 60 degrees forward, as it does while texting, the head exerts 60 lbs. of force. He has appeared on CNN, CBS, FOX, NBC, ABC, and NPR. Dr. Hansraj’s studies were received by a global community and reached more than 9 billion media impressions according to Cision®, Thompson-Reuter’s service used to monitor media coverage and impressions. An author of academic papers along with academic and general public books, Dr. Ken’s next book, Watch Your Back: Nine Proven Strategies to Reduce Your Neck and Back Pain Without Surgery, is available for pre-order wherever books are sold. As part of his holistic approach, Dr. Ken has been meditating daily for years for his own wellness. After realizing the profound positive effects of meditating, Dr. Ken was inspired to create his own meditation program, LIFT: Meditations to Boost Back Health, which applies his spinal health knowledge and expertise into a six-track CD, available wherever songs are sold. DrKen.Hearnow.com In his spare time, Dr. Ken enjoys alpine skiing, walking, jogging, high intensity interval training, reading and spending time with family and friends. He was named one of America’s most compassionate doctors in 2020 by Vitals.
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