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00216 Anesthesia intracranial procedures vascular procedures

Anesthesia

Also known as: brain aneurysm surgery anesthesia, cerebrovascular surgery anesthesia, AVM surgery anesthesia

Anesthesia for intracranial procedures involving vascular procedures. Covers general anesthesia for surgical treatment of intracranial vascular pathology including aneurysm clipping, AVM resection, and cerebral bypass.

Clinical Context

Used when providing anesthesia for intracranial vascular surgery including cerebral aneurysm clipping, arteriovenous malformation resection, EC-IC bypass, and cavernoma excision. Requires specialized neuroanesthesia with focus on brain protection, induced hypotension, and burst suppression capability.

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Specialties

anesthesiologyneuroanesthesiologyneurosurgery

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