Sitting position in neurosurgery: realizing the risks

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The author discusses potential intraoperative complications following neurosurgical interventions in sitting position: venous air embolism and paradoxical air embolism, postural hypotension, pneumocephalus, cervical flexion neuropathy, positional damage to peripheral nerves and others. Naturally, prevention of these complications is also considered, and the most effective approach is surgery in lying position.

Keywords:

sitting position in neurosurgery

possible complications

therapy and prevention

Authors:

Lubnin A.Yu.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

RSCI AuthorID: 370609
Scopus AuthorID: 57192157123
ORCID: 0000-0003-2595-5877

Received:

18.12.2020

Accepted:

25.03.2022

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