Airway Emergencies After Neurosurgery

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Abstract

Postoperative respiratory complications contribute to length of hospital stay, morbidity, and mortality. Hypoxemia and hypercapnia in neurosurgical patients have particularly grave consequences, such as cerebral vasodilatation, increases in ICP, and hypoxic brain damage.

Keywords

Airway Obstruction Ipratropium Bromide Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Restrictive Lung Disease Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineUniversity of WashingtonSeattleUSA
  2. 2.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleUSA

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