Positive end-expiratory pressure reduces pneumocephalus in spinal intradural tumor surgery

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-165

  Turgut, Namigar ^a,c   Turkmen, Aygen ^a   Gokkaya, Sumru ^a   Hatiboglu, Mustafa Aziz ^b   Iplikcioglu, Ahmet Celal ^b   Altan, Aysel ^a  

^a Okmeydani Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intradural tumor; Pneumocephalus; Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP); Prone

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CISATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; WATER;

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INCIDENCE; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

ADULT; BRAIN; DURA MATER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PRONE POSITION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34347335673     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e318051742d     Document Type: Article

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