Open AccessComparative incidence of venous air embolism and associated hypotension in adults and children operated for neurosurgery in the sitting position
Author(s) -
Parmod K. Bithal,
Mihir Prakash Pandia,
H. H. Dash,
Ravindra Singh Chouhan,
B Mohanty,
Narmada Padhy
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1017/s0265021504007033
Subject(s) - medicine , sitting , incidence (geometry) , anesthesia , embolism , air embolism , neurosurgery , surgery , complication , optics , physics , pathology
Venous air embolism is a constant threat during neurosurgery performed in the sitting position. No large prospective study has compared the incidence of venous air embolism and associated hypotension between adults and children.