Table 2.

Proposal Chart for Scheduling Formed Using Recommendations Announced by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, British Neurosurgical Society, and Turkish Neurosurgical Society

	Neuro-oncology	Neurovascular	Spine	Pediatric	Functional	Hydrocephalus	Trauma	Peripheral Nerves
Low acuity surgery	Asymptomatic benign intracranial tumors (e.g., meningioma, schwannoma, pituitary adenoma)	Microvascular decompression of cranial nerves	Degenerative spinal disease (lumbar stenosis, spinal deformity) without neurologic deficits		Deep brain stimulation			Carpal tunnel release Ulnar nerve decompression	Postpone surgery
Intermediate acuity surgery	Symptomatic benign intracranial tumors Low-grade glioma	Unruptured aneurysm Arteriovenous malformation		Craniosynostosis Tethered cord Spina bifida occulta Chiari decompression Baclofen pump placement	Deep brain stimulation for progressive parkinsonism Refractory epilepsy	Normal-pressure hydrocephalus			Postpone surgery if possible
High acuity surgery	Malignant primary tumors Metastases Benign or low-grade tumors with progressive neurologic deficits Pituitary tumors with cranial nerve deficits, visual impairment or endocrine deficiency Posterior fossa tumors	Subarachnoid hemorrhage Malignant cerebral artery infarction Space-occupying intracerebral hematoma Arteriovenous malformation hemorrhage Higher-grade dural arteriovenous fistulas Procedures including revascularization in patients with evidence of relevant vascular occlusive disease Unstable aneurysms	Progressive cervical and thoracic myelopathy Infectious conditions with abscess formation, instability, and compression Unstable or compressive spinal metastases Degenerative spine conditions with acute onset of motor deficits Unstable spinal fractures	Myelomeningocele	Battery depletion in deep brain stimulation patients Infection of implanted devices	Progressive increase of intracranial pressure with hydrocephalus Shunt material Infection Shunt dysfunction	Acute subdural hematoma Acute epidural hematoma Uncontrolled intracranial pressure increase during traumatic brain injury Chronic subdural hematoma with neurologic symptoms	Malignant peripheral nerve tumors Benign nerve tumors with motor deficits Acute injuries Brachial plexus injury	Urgency Emergency Do not postpone surgery