Craniosynostosis

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Anesthesia for surgery related to craniosynostosis: a review. Part 1 Part 2

A review of the management of single-suture craniosynostosis, past, present, and future

Perioperative management of pediatric patients with craniosynostosis

Postoperative coagulopathy among otherwise healthy pediatric patients undergoing open craniosynostosis repair: a retrospective study

Incidence of venous air embolism during craniectomy for craniosynostosis repair

Endoscopic surgery for nonsyndromic craniosynostosis: a 16-year single-center experience

Management of Sagittal and Lambdoid Craniosynostosis: Minimally Invasive Approaches

Evaluation of anesthesia in endoscopic strip craniectomy: A review of 121 patients

Endoscopic Versus Open Repair for Craniosynostosis in Infants Using Propensity Score Matching to Compare Outcomes: A Multicenter Study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group

Fernandez AM, Reddy SK, Gordish-Dressman H, et al. Perioperative outcomes and surgical case volume in pediatric complex cranial vault reconstruction: a multicenter observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Anesth Analg. 2019 Oct; 129(4): 1069-1078. PMID: 30222655

Fernandez PG, Taicher BM, Goobie SM, et al. Predictors of transfusion outcomes in pediatric complex cranial vault reconstruction: a multicentre observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Can J Anaesth. 2019 May; 66(5): 512-526. PMID: 30767183A

Theriault BC, Serrato P, Ghanekar SD, Rajkumar S, DiLuna A, Allam O, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy AA: Utilizing Machine Learning to Predict Perioperative Blood Transfusion in Pediatric Craniosynostosis Patients Undergoing Cranial Vault Remodeling. J Craniofac Surg 2025, 36(8):2805–2810.

Boulet SL, Rasmussen SA, Honein MA: A population-based study of craniosynostosis in metropolitan Atlanta, 1989-2003. Am J Med Genet A 2008, 146a(8):984–991.

Utria AF, Mundinger GS, Bellamy JL, Zhou J, Ghasemzadeh A, Yang R, Jallo GI, Ahn ES, Dorafshar AH: The importance of timing in optimizing cranial vault remodeling in syndromic craniosynostosis. Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2015, 135(4):1077–1084.

Stricker PA, Goobie SM, Cladis FP, Haberkern CM, Meier PM, Reddy SK, Nguyen TT, Cai L, Polansky M, Szmuk P et al: Perioperative Outcomes and Management in Pediatric Complex Cranial Vault Reconstruction: A Multicenter Study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Anesthesiology 2017, 126(2):276–287.

Lopez MM, Jr., Lee J, Morrison K, Hoffman C, Souweidane M, Ascherman JA: Calculated Blood Loss and Transfusion Requirements in Primary Open Repair of Craniosynostosis. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2019, 7(2):e2112.

Chumble A, Brush P, Muzaffar A, Tanaka T: The Effects of Preoperative Administration of Erythropoietin in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis. J Craniofac Surg 2022, 33(5):1424–1427.

Dadure C, Sauter M, Bringuier S, Bigorre M, Raux O, Rochette A, Canaud N, Capdevila X: Intraoperative tranexamic acid reduces blood transfusion in children undergoing craniosynostosis surgery: a randomized double-blind study. Anesthesiology 2011, 114(4):856–861.

Fernandez PG, Taicher BM, Goobie SM, Gangadharan M, Homi HM, Kugler JA, Skitt R, Cai L, Polansky M, Stricker PA: Predictors of transfusion outcomes in pediatric complex cranial vault reconstruction: a multicentre observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d’anesthesie 2019, 66(5):512–526.

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