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Chapter 25 - Anaesthesia for Craniofacial Surgery in Children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2025

By
David de Beer
Edited by
James Ip ,
Grant Stuart ,
Isabeau Walker  and
Ian James
James Ip
Affiliation:
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
Grant Stuart
Affiliation:
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
Isabeau Walker
Affiliation:
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
Ian James
Affiliation:
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
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Summary

This chapter describes the principles and practice of anaesthesia for craniofacial surgery. A comprehensive account of the assessment, planning and conduct of anaesthesia is given. Commonly performed craniofacial procedures will be considered in detail, along with specific anaesthetic considerations.

Keywords

Paediatric craniofacial surgerycraniofacial anaesthesia
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Chapter
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Core Topics in Paediatric Anaesthesia , pp. 278 - 290
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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Mallory, S, Bingham, R. Anaesthesia for craniosynostosis surgery. In: Hayward, R, Jones, B, Dunaway, D, Evans, R, eds. The Clinical Management of Craniosynostosis. Cambridge University Press. 2004; 355–73.Google Scholar
Murad, GJA, Clayman, M, Segal, MB, et al. Endoscopic-assisted repair of craniosynostosis. Neurosurgical Focus 2005; 19(6):E6.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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Rodgers, W, Glass, GE, Schievano, S et al. Spring-assisted cranioplasty for the correction of nonsyndromic scaphocephaly: a quantitative analysis of 100 consecutive cases. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2017; 140(1):125–34.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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