Awake surgery between art and science. Part I: clinical and operative settings.
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Awake surgery requires coordinated teamwork and communication between the surgeon and the anesthesiologist, as he monitors the patient, the neuroradiologist as he interprets the images for intraoperative confirmation, and the neuropsychologist and neurophysiologist as they evaluate in real-time the patient's responses to commands and questions. To improve comparison across published studies on clinical assessment and operative settings in awake surgery, we reviewed the literature, focusing on methodological differences and aims. In complex, interdisciplinary medical care, such differences can affect the outcome and the cost-benefit ratio of the treatment. Standardization of intraoperative mapping and related controversies will be discussed in Part II.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: Andrea Talacchi, Barbara Santini, Francesca Casagrande, Franco Alessandrini, Giada Zoccatelli, Giovanna M Squintani
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2218885373