Patient experience and satisfaction with awake craniotomy for brain tumours

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 606-613

  Wahab, S S ^a   Grundy, P L ^a   Weidmann, C ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

awake craniotomy; brain tumours; day case; outcome; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWAKE CRANIOTOMY; BRAIN TUMOR; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051882454     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2011.568642     Document Type: Article

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