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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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Entropy-guided use of a unique cocktail in awake craniotomy
Itee Chowdhury, Soumi Pathak, AK Bhargava, Shagun Bhatia
Department of Anesthesia, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Rohini, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Soumi Pathak
Flat No. 6, Kamdhenu Apartment, Rohini, New Delhi - 110 085
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-0311.193100
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The major benefit of awake craniotomy is to enable a tailored resection that can theoretically maximize the extent of the tumor resection and can minimize the neurological damages. There is still no consensus as to the best anesthetic technique. We describe here a case report where a combination of propofol infusion and dexmedetomidine along with intermittent doses of fentanyl, and fentanyl patch was used with entropy monitoring to assess the depth of sedation in a patient for awake craniotomy. |
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