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Review
. 2014 Oct;8(4):529-39.
doi: 10.4103/1658-354X.140890.

Awake craniotomy: A qualitative review and future challenges

Mahmood Ghazanwy  1 , Rajkalyan Chakrabarti  2 , Anurag Tewari  2 , Ashish Sinha  3
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Review

Awake craniotomy: A qualitative review and future challenges

Mahmood Ghazanwy et al. Saudi J Anaesth. 2014 Oct.

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.

Keywords: Awake craniotomy; neuroanesthesiology.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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