Awake craniotomy in the COVID-19 era - technical tips and feasibility

Echocardiography education in COVID-19 era

Awake craniotomy

From the Department of Neurosurgery (Bajunaid), Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the Department of Neurosurgery (Ajlan), Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America, the Division of Neurosurgery (Bajunaid), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, and the Division of Neurosurgery (Ajlan), Faculty of...

Awake Craniotomy and Coaching

Background: The importance of monitoring cognition during awake craniotomy has been well described in previous studies. The relevance of being coached during such a procedure has received less attention and questions still remain unanswered about what factors are the most important herein. Objective: The aim of this study was to qualitatively analyze what factors were, according to our patients...

The Guidelines for Awake Craniotomy

These guidelines are approved by The Japan Neurosurgical Society. The part on anesthetic management is approved by the Japan Society of Anesthesiology and the part on language assessment during awake craniotomy is approved by the Neuropsychology Association of Japan. Copyright of this English version of the Guidelines is reserved by The Japan Neurosurgical Society. Correspondence to: Takamasa K...

Awake Craniotomy: Lessons Learned

Awake craniotomy is still in its evolutionary stage and is generally successful in a highly motivated patient. The attending anesthesiologist must ensure that patient is optimally sedated and pain free yet readily arousable. In addition, it is essential to have a Plan B and C ready in case the first one fails. We adopted awake craniotomy technique in a 33 yr old male patient undergoing excision...