A number of patients who had undergone to craniotomies for tumor resection,
re- intubated in ICU as urgent procedure. This may result in poor prognosis, overloading the staff, and
high cost.
The goal is looking for clinical, surgical, and laborato
ry risk factors helping in early detection of cases
which require keep ETT in place and maintaining of ventilation.
This article aims to assess the application of skull- base approaches and
their results in the management of different skull-base pathology in Al-
Muwasat university hospital in Damascus.
Different approaches to the skull base (Supraorbital, Crani
oOrbito-
Zygomatic, Extended middle fossa, Petrosal and Transcondylar) were used
according to the pathology and site of the lesion.
