Incidence and management of venous air embolisms during awake deep brain stimulation surgery in a large clinical series

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 76-82

  Chang, Edward F ^a   Cheng, Jason S ^a   Richardson, R Mark ^a   Lee, Chanhung ^a   Starr, Philip A ^a   Larson, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation, awake; Venous air embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SITTING; VENOUS AIR EMBOLISM; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; AGED; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DYSTONIA; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARKINSON DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUPINE POSITION; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEINS;

EID: 79551555010     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000323335     Document Type: Article

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