Special anesthetic considerations for stereotactic radiosurgery in children.
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.
Edler
Alice
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Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5640, USA. edlera@stanford.edu
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