Anaesthesia for neurosurgery in the sitting position: A practical approach

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 323-331

  Domaingue, C M ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: sitting position; Neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE;

AIR EMBOLISM; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY POSITION; CAPNOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROSURGERY; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PULMONARY ARTERY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SITTING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VENOUS AIR EMBOLISM; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 21344434572     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0503300307     Document Type: Article

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