Considerations and Complications Associated with Craniotomies in the Sitting Position: A 10-Year Single-Center Retrospective Series

• DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1803326
• Publication Date: 2025-02-07T23:39:57Z
• Authors: Ehsan Dowlati; Danielle Golub; Alon Kashanian; Sabastian Hajtovic; Alexander F. Kuffer; Kyriakos Papadimi...; Amir R. Dehdashti
• Keywords: Single Center; Sitting; Center (category theory); Position (finance)

Objective: The sitting position has historically offered neurosurgeons important advantages including improved venous drainage and clearing of blood from the operative field due to gravity, a reduced need for cerebral or cerebellar retraction, especially surgical treatment posterior fossa pathologies. Nonetheless, operating in widely fallen out favor perceived risk positioning-related complications, namely, air embolism (VAE). objective this study was describe incidence predictors complications related performing craniotomies contemporary series patients undergoing surgery skull base cerebrovascular lesions.