Pneumocephalus complicating general anaesthesia in a nine-year-old child

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-267

  Hatcher, I S ^a   Stack, C G ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; General anaesthesia; Nitrous oxide; Pneumocephalus

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; ISOFLURANE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032895017     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9584.1999.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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