Brain stem tension pneumocephalus leading to respiratory distress after subdural haematoma evacuation

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 795-797

  Prakash, Prabhakar S ^a   Jain, Virendra ^a   Sandhu, Kavita ^a   Walia, Bipin S ^a   Panigrahi, Bishnu P ^a  

^a MAX SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MALE; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN STEM; CRANIOTOMY; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74049154468     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32832b1776     Document Type: Letter

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