Answers to Bleeding and Coagulation Issues in Neurosurgery

New York, NY, February 04, 2015 --(PR.com)-- "Handbook of Bleeding and Coagulation for Neurosurgery,” recently published by Thieme, is a practical handbook that addresses specific neurosurgical problems with bleeding and coagulation, answering such questions as: “What are the risks of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents in brain tumor patients?” and “What are the postoperative strategies for resumption of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents in neurosurgical patients?”

Comprehensive and conveniently portable, this handbook is essential for both residents and practicing neurosurgeons who need to master and/or refresh their knowledge of the best approaches for prevention and management of bleeding and coagulation in neurosurgery.

Hamilton et al.
Handbook of Bleeding and Coagulation for Neurosurgery
Thieme Publishers, New York/Stuttgart. 2014
475 pp, 77 illustrations
Paperback
ISBN: 9781604065442
eBook - Available from ebookstore.thieme.com, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes
eISBN: 9781604068436
€64.99/$89.99

About the Authors

Mark G. Hamilton, MD, FRCSC, FAANS, is Professor of Neurosurgery in the Division of Neurosurgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD, FAANS, is Professor of Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

John G. Golfinos, MD, FAANS, is Associate Professor of Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.

Graham Pineo, MD, FRCPC, FACP, is Emeritus Professor of Medicine (Hematology), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

About Thieme

Thieme Publishing Group is a medical and scientific publishing house employing more than 900 staff and maintaining offices in seven cities, including New York, Delhi, Rio and Stuttgart, Germany. Founded in 1886, the Thieme name has become synonymous with high quality and excellence in online and print publishing. Thieme publishes 150 peer-reviewed journals and more than 450 new books annually. The company has a rapidly growing array of web-based products in medicine and science. State-of-the-art online products include eNeurosurgery, eOtolaryngology, eSpine, Medlantis, Thieme eJournals, Thieme Electronic Book Library, and the medical student website WinkingSkull.com and Thieme Teaching Assistant, an innovative web-based platform for faculty. For more information about Thieme, please visit www.thieme.com.