[Intra- and postoperative anesthesiologic management in cerebral arteriovenous malformations]

The authors analyze the anesthetic management of 59 cases of "large" arteriovenous malformation (more than 20 cm3), all completely removed by microsurgical technique. The discussion is focused on immediate pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative pharmacological treatments in order to reduce the hemodynamic effects in the surrounding brain after excision of angiomas.