A streamlined protocol for the use of the semi-sitting position in neurosurgery: A report on 48 consecutive procedures

Abstract The semi-sitting position has lost favor among neurosurgeons partly due to unproven assumptions of increased complications. Many complications have been associated with this position; the most feared: venous air embolism and paradoxical air embolism. We report on this retrospective study of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical neuroscience 2013-01, Vol.20 (1), p.32-34
Hauptverfasser:	Ammirati, Mario, Theeb Lamki, Tariq, Brian Shaw, Andrew, Forde, Braxton, Nakano, Ichiro, Mani, Matharbootham
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brain Diseases - surgery Complications Cysts Data processing Decompression Echocardiography Embolism Fear Female Humans Male Morbidity Nervous system Neurology Neurosurgery Neurosurgical Procedures - methods Paradoxical air embolism (PAE) Patent foramen ovale (PFO) Perioperative Care Position Posture - physiology Retrospective Studies Semi-sitting Sitting position Tumors Venous air embolism (VAE)
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