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Patients undergoing cranial neurosurgical procedures expect and deserve an expert team that will see them safely through one of the most dangerous and anxiety provoking days of their lives. The team that provides this service and the manner in which it will be done vary greatly from institution to institution and from day to day. While good results can be obtained under a variety of different circumstances, there are some uniform truths that we may observe.
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Arthur, A. (2018). Overall Positioning Considerations for Intracranial Procedures. In: Arthur, A., Foley, K., Hamm, C. (eds) Perioperative Considerations and Positioning for Neurosurgical Procedures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72679-3_6
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