title: Anaesthesia for minimally invasive neurosurgery.
abstract: Technological advances in imaging, computing and surgical instrumentation have encouraged the application of minimally invasive surgical techniques to various neurosurgical disorders. This chapter discusses the wide application of neurosurgery and the implications for anaesthesia, focusing on the specific anaesthetic considerations for neuroendoscopy, stereotactic procedures and radiosurgery.
authors.affiliation: Anesthesiology Department, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Neus
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fàbregas
authors.forename: Rosemary Ann
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Craen
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000601:surgery; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques