Targeting a zero blood transfusion rate in the repair of craniospinal dysraphism: Outcome of a surgical technique for developing countries

Neurological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 125-130

  Adeleye, Amos O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bloodless surgical repair; Developing countries; Open NTDs; Technical outcome study

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CEPHALIC VENOUS PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; HYPOTENSION; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; VENOUS CONGESTION; VENOUS PRESSURE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINA BIFIDA CYSTICA;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINA BIFIDA CYSTICA;

EID: 84919349026     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: 17431328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743132814Y.0000000425     Document Type: Article

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