Risk management for neurosurgical anesthesia
Nishikawa, T.
Masui. Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology 58(5): 545-551
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-4892 PMID: 19462790 Document Number: 629186
Even a trivial increase in intracranial pressure is likely to induce cerebral ischemia, hernia, and neurogenic pulmonary edema in patients with intracranial hypertension. In this article, I have described several issues that are essential for safe perioperative management in patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures for treatment of subarachonoid hemorrhage, and intracerebral and subdural hematoma, as well as relevant information on basic physiology and pathology of the brain.