QUALITATIVE
4 themes described the experiences of patients before, during, and immediately after awake craniotomy
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A Palese
Prof A Palese, Udine University, Udine, Italy; alvisa.palese@uniud.it
How do patients describe their experiences before, during, and immediately after awake craniotomy?
Qualitative study using a phenomenological approach.
Neurosurgical unit in a hospital in Udine, Italy.
Purposeful sample of 21 patients >18 years of age (age range 20–63 y, 52% women) who had a brain neoplasm, no language or cognitive disabilities, and were to have surgery under local anaesthesia.
Patients participated in 2 individual interviews (1 on the day before and 1 on the day after surgery), each lasting 30–60 minutes. Interviews were audiotaped and transcribed. Data were analysed thematically.
4 themes described patients’ experiences of awake craniotomy. (1) Patients focused on self-preservation before surgery. They felt that having surgery under local anaesthesia was almost non-negotiable because they believed it would reduce collateral damage and prevent disabilities. However, they also felt they had an active role in decisions: "It
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