Abstract
Skull base trauma often requires surgical treatment and it is important to consider the timing of surgery. Many surgical factors are involved, but I wish to restrict this lecture to a review of anaesthetic considerations in patients with recent acute brain injury. In essence, does anaesthesia exacerbate brain injury in the first few days after trauma? Table 1 lists headings under which this question will be considered.
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McDowall, D.G. (1983). Is General Anaesthesia Detrimental in Severe Acute Head Injury?. In: Samii, M., Brihaye, J. (eds) Traumatology of the Skull Base. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69172-0_10
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