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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2020; 9(03): 179-182
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713341
Review Article

Airway Considerations in Pediatric Neurosurgical Patients

Hemant Bhagat
1   Neuroanaesthesia Division, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
3   Anaesthesia Department, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Summit Dev Bloria
1   Neuroanaesthesia Division, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
3   Anaesthesia Department, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Sonia Kapil
2   Neuroanaesthesia Division, Paras Hospital Panchkula, Haryana, India
,
Narender Kaloria
3   Anaesthesia Department, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
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Abstract

Managing airway in pediatric neurosurgical patients can prove to be challenging. In this article, we wish to touch upon the specific airway considerations to be kept in mind while caring for these patients during neurosurgeries.

Keywords

pediatric patients’ airway


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Article published online:
25 September 2020

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