Anaesthesia for neurosurgery in the sitting position

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 693-696

  Gale, T ^a   Leslie, K ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHESIA; ARTERY EMBOLISM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; NEUROSURGERY; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 4444334720     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.05.007     Document Type: Article

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