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Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2013; 02(03): 262-266
DOI: 10.4103/2277-9167.124232
Review Article
Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd.

Mechanical ventilation in neurosurgical patients

Keshav Goyal
,
Ranadhir Mitra
,
Shweta Kedia
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Lady Harding Medical College, New Delhi, India
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18 January 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Mechanical ventilation significantly affects cerebral oxygenation and cerebral blood flow through changes in arterial carbon dioxide levels. Neurosurgical patients might require mechanical ventilation for correction and maintenance of changes in the pulmonary system that occur either due to neurosurgical pathology or following surgery during the acute phase. This review discusses the basics of mechanical ventilation relevant to the neurosurgeon in the day-to-day management of neurosurgical patient requiring artificial support of the respiration.

Key words

Acute respiratory distress syndrome - hyperventilation - mechanical ventilation - neurosurgery - pulmonary mechanics
 

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