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Original Article

A prospective randomized clinical trial to evaluate the impact of intraoperative ventilation with high oxygen content on the extent of postoperative pneumocephalus in patients undergoing craniotomies

G. Sandhua Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA;
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A. Gonzalez-Zacariasa Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA;
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J. Fiorda-Diaza Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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S. Soghomonyana Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA;
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M. Abdel-Rasoulb Center for Biostatistics, Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA;
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L. M. Prevedelloc Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA;
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A. A. Uribea Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA;
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N. Stoiceaa Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA;
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D. Targonskic Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA;
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D. M. Prevedellod Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA; ;e Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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S. D. Bergesea Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA; ;e Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Pages 119-124 | Received 07 Sep 2018, Accepted 18 Dec 2018, Published online: 20 Feb 2019

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