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CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neuroanaesth Crit Care 2014; 01(03): 173-177
DOI: 10.4103/2348-0548.139098
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Anaesthesia for awake craniotomy

Girija Prasad Rath
1   Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Charu Mahajan
1   Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Parmod Kumar Bithal
1   Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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30 April 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Awake craniotomy is a neurosurgical procedure during which the patient remains awake as a whole or during some part of the surgery. Although not a new procedure, it has regained its importance since last two decades following the advent of newer drugs along with improvised techniques. The role of anesthesiologist during this procedure is of paramount importance. In this review, we discussed the anesthetic management during awake craniotomy and re-emphasized on the avoidance of intraoperative untoward events with appropriate patient selection.

Keywords

Awake craniotomy - complications - dexmedetomidine - monitored anesthesia care - propofol
 

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