Incidence and early diagnose of venous air embolism in neurosurgical patients operated on sitting position

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 126 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Valero ◽  
I. Gracia ◽  
P. Hurtado ◽  
E. Carrero ◽  
N. Fàbregas
Keyword(s):  
Air Embolism ◽  
Sitting Position ◽  
Venous Air Embolism ◽  
Neurosurgical Patients ◽  
Early Diagnose

SURGICAL VERSUS ANESTHETIC COMPLICATIONS IN NEUROSURGICAL PATIENTS EXPERIENCING VENOUS AIR EMBOLISM IN THE SITTING POSITION

1984 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. A385-A385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie L. Young ◽  
David S. Smith ◽  
Frederick Murtagh ◽  
Angel Vasquez ◽  
Jerry Levitt
Keyword(s):  
Air Embolism ◽  
Sitting Position ◽  
Venous Air Embolism ◽  
Neurosurgical Patients ◽  
Anesthetic Complications

Comparison of Surgical and Anesthetic Complications in Neurosurgical Patients Experiencing Venous Air Embolism in the Sitting Position

Neurosurgery ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie L. Young ◽  
David S. Smith ◽  
Frederick Murtagh ◽  
Angel Vasquez ◽  
Jerry Levitt
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Perioperative Complications ◽  
Operative Procedure ◽  
Air Embolism ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Sitting Position ◽  
Perioperative Morbidity ◽  
Venous Air Embolism ◽  
Neurosurgical Patients ◽  
Anesthetic Complications

Abstract Because venous air embolism (VAE) has been considered to be a major deterrent to use of the sitting position, records of 255 patients undergoing neurosurgery in the sitting position from 1975 to 1982 were reviewed to determine the nature of morbidity and mortality in relation to the surgical procedure as well as to the occurrence of VAE. Complications were classified as surgical or anesthetic during joint review by a neurosurgeon and two neuroanesthesiologists. Outcome was classified on the basis of postoperative hospital course and discharge examination. The incidence of VAE was 30%. Although there was a variety of perioperative complications in patients with and without VAE, most of the complications were related to the operative procedure, not the sitting position or VAE. The episodes of VAE did not seem to be significant factors in the perioperative morbidity and mortality in our series of patients operated upon in the sitting position. Two case reports are discussed in detail.

scholarly journals A case report of anaesthesia for craniotomy in sitting position

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 611-614
Author(s):  
Dinesh Suryanarayana Rao ◽  
Veena Velmurugan
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Air Embolism ◽  
Hemodynamic Instability ◽  
Anaesthetic Management ◽  
Sitting Position ◽  
Venous Air Embolism ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Exact Position ◽  
Space Occupying Lesion

Tumors in the posterior fossa can be done in lateral, supine, prone, sitting and in park bench positions. Depending on the exact position of the lesion and the technical preference of the surgeon, sitting position may be preferred. Sitting position grants best possible access to deeper structures with minimal retraction. However, maintenance of anaesthesia in this position for long duration pose some serious challenges to the anaesthesiologist including high risk of venous air embolism (VAE), hemodynamic instability and respiratory disturbances. Here, we present a case report of a 36year old male diagnosed with pineal gland space occupying lesion (SOL), operated in the sitting position under general anaesthesia. We discuss about anaesthetic management and possible complications that can be encountered.

Massive venous air embolism in the semi-sitting position during surgery for a cervical spinal cord tumor: anatomic and surgical pitfalls

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 972-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Basaldella ◽  
Valentina Ortolani ◽  
Ulisse Corbanese ◽  
Carlo Sorbara ◽  
Pierluigi Longatti
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Tumor ◽  
Air Embolism ◽  
Sitting Position ◽  
Venous Air Embolism
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