Awake Craniotomy: A Qualitative Review and Future Challenges

Overview

Journal Saudi J Anaesth

Specialty Anesthesiology

Date 2014 Nov 26

PMID 25422613

Citations 10

Authors

Mahmood Ghazanwy

Rajkalyan Chakrabarti

Anurag Tewari

Ashish Sinha

Affiliations

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Abstract

Neurosurgery in awake patients incorporates newer technologies that require the anesthesiologists to update their skills and evolve their methodologies. They need effective communication skills and knowledge of selecting the right anesthetic drugs to ensure adequate analgesia, akinesia, along with patient satisfaction with the anesthetic conduct throughout the procedure. The challenge of providing adequate anesthetic care to an awake patient for intracranial surgery requires more than routine vigilance about anesthetic management.

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