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. 2015 Jul;20(3):248–252. doi: 10.17712/nsj.2015.3.20140548

Table 1.

Patients overall experience and impression of awake craniotomy.

Patient No. How was the experience? What was the worst part in the surgery? What was the worst part the experience overall?
1 Easier My mouth very dry and I was thirsty The intravenous lines insertion, hard waiting for the surgery
2 Easier Being more awake Being more awake
3 Easier Lying on my side Lying on my side
4 Same Nothing Nothing
5 Same In the end because I lost speech, the beginning was also hard The needle (local injection)
6 Same Darkness during the surgery Darkness during the surgery
7 Same Feeling cold The scars after the surgery
8 Easier Pain in teeth Nursing issues before the surgery
9 Easier Scared to move during the surgery Not improving after the surgery