title: Burr holes.
abstract: Neurosurgical procedures may sometimes take place in general operating theatres, usually when a patient has sustained a life-threatening head injury. Burr holes may be made in accident and emergency departments before patients are transferred for further treatment. For these reasons it is useful for perioperative nurses in general hospitals to have some knowledge of neurosurgical operating techniques and instrumentation.
authors.affiliation: University of Wolverhampton School of Nursing.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans