Anaesthetic Management of Posterior Fossa Surgery
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Anaesthetic management of patients during posterior cranial fossa surgery poses unique challenges to the anaesthesiologists because of the proximity of the surgical lesions to vital cardiorespiratory centres and cranial nerves. In addition, complications associated with surgical positioning demand specialised monitoring and meticulous intraoperative careDownloads
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