Sitting Position in Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery in the sitting position is used for resection of tumors located in the cerebellopontine angle, pineal region, other technically difficult tumors in the infratentorial region, as well as surgeries of the cervical spine. Since its inception, the use of this particular position has been co...
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doaj-5c362b78357f41e0b8f18e2a5e97573d2020-11-25T03:18:43ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care2348-05482348-926X2020-06-01070207708310.1055/s-0039-1693078Sitting Position in NeurosurgeryShwetal Goraksha0Bhoomika Thakore1Joseph Monteiro2Department of Anesthesiology, P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Anesthesiology, P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Anesthesiology, P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaNeurosurgery in the sitting position is used for resection of tumors located in the cerebellopontine angle, pineal region, other technically difficult tumors in the infratentorial region, as well as surgeries of the cervical spine. Since its inception, the use of this particular position has been contentious due its risk-benefit analysis. With improved microsurgical equipment and surgical and anesthetic techniques, as well as advanced monitoring techniques to assure patient safety, many centers are revisiting the sitting position for its potential benefits.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1693078patent foramen ovalesitting positionvenous air embolism |
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Sitting Position in Neurosurgery |
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Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care |
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Neurosurgery in the sitting position is used for resection of tumors located in the cerebellopontine angle, pineal region, other technically difficult tumors in the infratentorial region, as well as surgeries of the cervical spine. Since its inception, the use of this particular position has been contentious due its risk-benefit analysis. With improved microsurgical equipment and surgical and anesthetic techniques, as well as advanced monitoring techniques to assure patient safety, many centers are revisiting the sitting position for its potential benefits. |
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