Anaesthetic management of cerebral artery aneurysms at Tygerberg Hospital, 1980-1982

Date
1984-05
Authors
Erasmus, F. R.
Du Toit, H. J.
Rose-Innes, A. P.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Health and Medical Publishing Group -- HMPG
Abstract
Forty-seven patients were operated on for intracranial artery aneurysms at Tygerberg Hospital, Parowvallei, CP, between January 1980 and December 1982. Problems related to anaesthesia which are peculiar to this condition and the solution thereof are outlined. The importance of meticulous anaesthetic management in the successful recovery of these patients, the majority of whom are young and in the productive phase of their lives, is stressed. A plea is made for increased awareness, early diagnosis and surgical intervention to decrease the high mortality rate associated with this lethal condition.
Description
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
Intracranial aneurysms, Anesthesia
Citation
Erasmus, F. R., Du Toit, H. J., Rose-Innes, A. P. 1984. Anaesthetic management of cerebral artery aneurysms at Tygerberg Hospital, 1980-1982. South African Meidcal Journal, 5 May: 718-721.