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Case Reports
The use of continuous positive airway pressure during an awake craniotomy in a patient with obstructive sleep apnea.
- Tessa Huncke, Jenny Chan, Werner Doyle, Jung Kim, and Alex Bekker.
- Department of Anesthesiology, New York University Medical Center, Rusk Institute, New York, NY 10016, USA. jkhuncke@msn.com
- J Clin Anesth. 2008 Jun 1;20(4):297-9.
AbstractWe describe the anesthetic management of a morbidly obese patient with obstructive sleep apnea who underwent awake craniotomy. The patient's personal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine was used to support ventilation intraoperatively. Dexmedetomidine was used as the primary sedative. During cortical mapping, the CPAP was discontinued. The patient was comfortable and able to cooperate with language testing.
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