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Anesthesia Management for Posterior Fossa Craniotomy

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Posterior fossa surgery has the standard risks of a craniotomy for any neurologic lesion. It carries the additional risk of working in a small area, approximately 185 cm3, that is, dense in vital structures and in close proximity to noncompressible venous sinuses. This increases the risk of venous air embolism (VAE) and blood loss. Unique management and neurologic risks will be addressed including positioning, neuromonitoring, anesthetic management, and prevention/management of VAE and paradoxical air embolism.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, CWN L1, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Mihaela Podovei & Lisa Crossley

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Correspondence to Mihaela Podovei .

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  1. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Linda S. Aglio

  2. Institute for Safety in Ofiice Based Systems, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

    Richard D. Urman

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Podovei, M., Crossley, L. (2017). Anesthesia Management for Posterior Fossa Craniotomy. In: Aglio, L., Urman, R. (eds) Anesthesiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50141-3_15

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