Macroglossia after posterior fossa surgery in the prone position - A case report

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-46

  Tsung, Yu Chi ^a   Hsu, Che Hao ^a   Lin, Shinn Long ^a   Wu, Ching Tang ^a   Yeh, Chun Chang ^a   Wong, Chih Shung ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cranial fossa; Posterior position; Postoperative complications; Tongue

Indexed keywords

CISATRACURIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; OXYGEN; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIAMYLAL;

AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY POSTURE; BONE METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MACROGLOSSIA; MALE; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTERIOR FOSSA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKULL CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; HUMANS; MACROGLOSSIA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRONE POSITION;

EID: 33645741863     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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