Pneumocephalus after posterior fossa exploration in the sitting position
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Pneumocephalus after posterior fossa exploration in the sitting position.
Entrainment of air following exploration of posterior cranial fossa in the sitting position was studied in five patients. Intracranial pressure was monitored through a ventriculostomy catheter after closure of the dura. In three patients nitrous oxide was added to the breathing mixture only after the baseline intracranial pressure had stabilised following closure of the dura. A marked rise in i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0003-2409,1365-2044
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1982.tb01711.x