Venous air embolism during deep brain stimulation surgery in an awake supine patient

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-35

  Deogaonkar, Anupa ^a   Avitsian, Rafi ^a   Henderson, Jaimie M ^a   Schubert, Armin ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Awake craniotomy; Deep brain stimulation; Supine position; Venous air embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; PALLIDOTOMY; PARKINSON DISEASE; SEDATION; TACHYPNEA;

CEREBRAL VEINS; CONSCIOUSNESS; CRANIOTOMY; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 20844447171     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085024     Document Type: Article

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