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Anaesthesia for Craniotomy and Brain Tumour Resection

Toby Keown1†, Sonia Bhangu2, Sandeep Solanki3

1Anaesthetics Registrar, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, UK
2Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, UK
3Consultant Neurosurgeon, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, UK
Edited by: Matthew Doane, Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Anaesthesia & Pain
Management, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia
†Corresponding author e-mail: toby.keown@doctors.net.uk

Published February 22, 2022

Abstract

This tutorial will outline the perioperative management of patients undergoing elective craniotomy for brain tumour resection. It describes key factors of relevance in preoperative risk assessment and the intended benefits of specific aspects of intraoperative management and monitoring. Complications associated with elective craniotomy are also discussed.

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