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Children who underwent posterior fossa tumor surgery are complex patients, and, in almost all cases, they need postoperative monitoring in an intensive care unit. They are, in fact, at high risk of hypotension, hypoxia, and intracranial hypertension.
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Spennato, P., Dolcini, A., Alifuoco, A., Cinalli, G. (2015). Immediate Postoperative Care. In: Özek, M., Cinalli, G., Maixner, W., Sainte-Rose, C. (eds) Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11274-9_61
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