title: Anaesthesia for awake craniotomy with non-invasive positive pressure ventilation.
abstract: Airway management during awake craniotomy is a crucial part of the anaesthetic technique, but it remains the subject of debate. We report two cases of anaesthesia for awake craniotomy using non-invasive positive pressure ventilation; biphasic positive airway pressure or proportional assist ventilation was employed. Both ventilatory techniques provided adequate lung ventilation, smooth transition between anaesthesia and arousal, and patient comfort.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*