Published RCTs of RSB are small and of limited methodological quality but meta-analysis shows a consistent finding of reduced postoperative pain. This evidence supports the use of RSB for patients undergoing craniotomy.

Noninvasive ICP estimation may be useful in patients at risk of developing intracranial hypertension who require prone positioning.

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Summary Management of the airway in an intubated patient during formation of a tracheostomy can be hazardous. The usual method involves withdrawal of the tracheal tube, which has been providing a secure airway, prior to inserting the tracheostomy tube. A method of airway management, using a microlaryngeal tube, has been devised with the aim of maintaining full tracheal intubation and ventilation until the correct position of the tracheostomy tube can be verified. An audit of 250 successive cases of percutaneous tracheostomy demonstrated this method to be safe and effective.

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