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. 2023 Apr 25;3:101744. doi: 10.1016/j.bas.2023.101744

Table 9.

Procedure Group Indicative number by certification Operative performance Level
Advanced adult supratentorial e.g. aneurysm, AVM, cavernoma, supratentorial skull base meningioma, craniotomy for craniopharyngioma, colloid cyst, amygdalohippocampectomy, hemispherectomy 10 4
Endoscopic and transsphenoidal 10 3 (4 if special interest training)
Supratentorial meningiomas 10 4
Advanced adult infratentorial e.g. microvascular decompression, intrinsic posterior fossa tumour resection, extrinsic posterior fossa tumour 10 4
Intradural spine (e.g. intradural extramedullary tumour resection, intradural intramedullary tumour resection, foramen magnum decompression with durotomy) 5 4
Complex Spinal Fusion (e.g. any posterior spinal fixation, corpectomy and fusion procedures, NB ACD ​+ ​F not included) 10 3 (4 if special interest training)
Advanced paediatric supratentorial (e.g. tumour resection, AVM resection) 1 2 (3 if special interest training)
Advanced paediatric infratentorial (e.g. tumour resection, AVM resection) 1 2 (3 if special interest training)