Eyes wide open: the awake craniotomy for tumour resection: a review.
The awake craniotomy procedure has become the gold standard for tumour resection in eligible patients. In this paper, the awake craniotomy procedure is reviewed, including the advantages of the procedure over the standard craniotomy procedure. The role of the neuroscience nurse in awake craniotomies is highlighted.
Hoosein
Sharon
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Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga, ON. shoosein@thc.on.ca
D001931:Brain Mapping; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D003243:Consciousness; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods*