The sitting position for neurosurgery: The surgical point of view;La position assise en neurochirurgie: Le point de vue du chirurgien

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 160-163

  Charbel, F ^a   Kehrli, P ^b   Pain, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

Air embolism; Neurosurgery; Position

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; JUGULAR VEIN; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROSURGERY; PERONEUS NERVE; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSTERIOR FOSSA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SITTING; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 0031901732     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0750-7658(98)80067-1     Document Type: Article

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