Early tracheostomy in patients with tumors in the posterior cranial fossa during postoperative period

: Analyzed in the paper is the early postoperative management of 50 neurosurgery patients operated on the structures of the posterior cranial fossa, primarily, in as far as the respiratory problems and their solution by early tracheostomy are concerned. A classification of indications for early tracheostomy as well as an algorithm of the management of such patients are described.