Risks and Benefits of Patient Positioning During Neurosurgical Care

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 631-653

  Rozet, Irene ^a   Vavilala, Monica S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL;

AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHESIA; ARTERY CATHETER; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; BONE NAIL; BRAIN INFARCTION; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD POSITION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; ISCHEMIA; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG VENTILATION; NEUROSURGERY; OXYGEN DELIVERY DEVICE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SITTING; SPINE SURGERY; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANESTHESIA; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 34548621236     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2007.05.009     Document Type: Review

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