THE PRONE POSITION FOR POSTERIOR-FOSSA NE UROSURGERY - THE SURGICAL POINT-OF-VIEW

Authors
MAITROT D KEHRLI P
Citation
D. Maitrot et P. Kehrli, THE PRONE POSITION FOR POSTERIOR-FOSSA NE UROSURGERY - THE SURGICAL POINT-OF-VIEW, Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation, 17(2), 1998, pp. 168-171
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation → ACNP
ISSN journal
07507658
Volume
17
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
168 - 171
Database
ISI
SICI code
0750-7658(1998)17:2<168:TPPFPN>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The prone position for posterior fossa and cranio-spinal surgery is be coming the standard posture for neurosurgical teams. We analyze the re asons of such a change and specify indications of this posture. Therea fter, the procedure for optimal positioning is considered and the bene fits of the prone position for the neurosurgeon and the anaesthetist a re discussed. The selected references originate from Medline search (1 991-1997), the Year Book of Neurology and Neurosurgery and the major n eurosurgical review articles published between 1980 and 1996. (C) 1998 Elsevier, Paris.