Nitrous oxide-induced tension pneumocephalus after thoracic spinal cord surgery: A case report

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 211-212

  Theilen, Hermann Juergen ^a   Heller, Axel R ^a   Litz, Rainer J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY POSTURE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAMINECTOMY; LETTER; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; AROUSAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERTENSION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; AROUSAL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; NITROUS OXIDE; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49649115902     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e31817e0f1b     Document Type: Letter

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