title: Special anesthetic considerations for stereotactic radiosurgery in children.
abstract: Children present special anesthetic considerations, not only in their unique pharmacologic and physiologic attributes but also in the types of anesthetic care they require. A new neurosurgical technique, the gamma knife, is particularly challenging for pediatric anesthesia providers because of its extended duration, multiple site procedures, and anesthetic requirements associated with the use of a stereotactic frame.
authors: Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5640, USA. edlera@stanford.edu
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authors: Edler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000601:surgery*; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D013995:Time