Keratoconjunctival injury in the prone position: A prospective study in neurosurgical patients [1]

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 663-665

  Biswas, B K ^a   Bithal, Parmod K ^a   Dash, M ^a   Lamba, N S ^a   Biswas, N ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE OINTMENT; LUBRICATING AGENT; NEOSPORIN; ROSE BENGAL;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; EYE INJURY; EYE POSITION; EYE PROTECTION; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATOCONJUNCTIVAL INJURY; LETTER; LUBRICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SKULL SURGERY; SPINE SURGERY; STAINING;

ADULT; BRAIN; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PRONE POSITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 4544345297     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021504218130     Document Type: Letter

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