title: Perioperative care of the craniotomy patient: a review.
abstract: 1. Knowledge of the patient and the planned positioning allows the perioperative nurse to prepare for the needs of the individual craniotomy patient in surgery. 2. Microsurgical instrumentation often required with a craniotomy requires special handling and care. 3. Methylene blue should never be used in neurosurgical procedures. 4. The sitting position for posterior fossa surgery requires special precautions.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moak
mesh_terms: D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000451:nursing; D009871:Operating Room Nursing