Urgent Repositioning After Venous Air Embolism During Intracranial Surgery in the Seated Position: A Case Series

Conclusions: Extreme VAE during seated intracranial neurosurgical procedures is infrequent. Extreme VAE-associated CO2 exchange and hemodynamic consequences from VAE were transient, recovering quickly back to baseline without significant neurological or cardiopulmonary morbidity.
Source: Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Clinical Reports Source Type: research