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Effects of PEEP on Air Embolism and ICP During Neurosurgical Procedures in the Sitting Position

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Intracranial Pressure V
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The main venous drainage from the posterior fossa and posterior cervical region is through the cervical vertebral venous plexus (4, 5, 8, 10).

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Lee, D.S., Kobrine, A., Weintraub, H.D., Lichtmann, M.L., Shahvari, M. (1983). Effects of PEEP on Air Embolism and ICP During Neurosurgical Procedures in the Sitting Position. In: Ishii, S., Nagai, H., Brock, M. (eds) Intracranial Pressure V. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69204-8_150

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