title: [Postoperative complications in neurosurgery].
abstract: Hemorrhage, ischemia and ischemic edema are among the complications which may occur following neurosurgery and they represent the most frequent cause of neurological deterioration. The mechanisms predisposing vascular complications (hemorrhage, ischemia) are described and discussed in relation to systemic alterations associated with surgery and anesthesia. In addition, the physiopathology of these complications is discussed in the various pathologies: cancer, vascular malformations, trauma and the intra-operative diagnostic possibilities which prevent their onset.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Neurochirurgia, Università degli Studi di Torino.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Fasano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Penna
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: Le complicazioni post-operatorie in neurochirurgia.