Title of article
PERSISTENT POSTOPERATIVE HYPERTENSION FOLLOWING POSTERIOR FOSSA SURGERY
Author/Authors
Ali, Zulfiqar All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Neurosciences Center - Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, India , Prabhakar, Hemanshu All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Neurosciences Center - Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, India , Rath, Girija P All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Neurosciences Center - Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, India
From page
571
To page
572
Abstract
We report a case of a 20 month old male child who underwent surgery for posterior fossa tumor. Post operatively the child developed persistent hypertension. No active intervention was done as it could have compromised cerebral perfusion pressure. The possible cause is discussed.
Keywords
posterior fossa tumor , postoperative , persistent hypertension , reactionary edema , cerebral perfusion pressure
Journal title
Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology
Journal title
Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology
Record number
2635366
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