Normobaric oxygen therapy strategies in the treatment of postcraniotomy pneumocephalus

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 926-929

  Gore, Pankaj A ^a   Maan, Harvinder ^a   Chang, Steve ^a   Pitt, Alan M ^a   Spetzler, Robert F ^a   Nakaji, Peter ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Normobaric; Oxygen; Pneumocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 43249100412     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/5/0926     Document Type: Article

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