Open AccessPerioperative management of pediatric giant supratentorial tumors: Challenges and Management strategies
Author(s) -
Sangeetha R Palaniswamy,
Manish Beniwal,
Sudhir Venkataramaiah,
Dwarakanath Srinivas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/jpn.jpn_51_19
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , neurosurgery , bleed , craniotomy , cohort , resuscitation , blood transfusion , surgery
Intracranial tumors are the most common pediatric solid tumors. Only one-third of these tumors arise from the supratentorial compartment. The abnormal intracranial tumors are unusual but can bleed to an extent causing hemorrhagic shock necessitating blood transfusion in the perioperative period. The perioperative management of these subset of patients poses a unique challenge to both the neurosurgeons and the neuroanesthetic team.