Local anesthesia of the nerves of the scalp is referred to as “scalp block.” This technique
was originally introduced more than a century ago, but has undergone a modern rebirth in …

Postoperative pain is an important clinical problem that has received increasing attention in
recent years. However, pain following craniotomy has been a comparatively neglected topic; …

Up to 80% of patients report moderate to severe pain after craniotomy. In this study, we
assessed the efficacy of scalp block for decreasing postoperative pain in brain surgery …

Object Opioid administration after major intracranial surgery is often limited by a presumed
lack of need and a concern that opioids will adversely affect the postoperative neurological …

Pain management after elective craniotomy: A systematic revi... : European Journal of
Anaesthesiology | EJA Pain management after elective craniotomy: A systematic review with …

Pain after craniotomy may be underdiagnosed, despite the fact that it can increase
postoperative complications for example arterial hypertension and postoperative …

Acute and chronic pain following craniotomy is frequent and underrecognized. Several
surgical and patient risk factors predispose patients to pain following neurosurgery. Further …

Moderate-to-severe pain following neurosurgery is common but often does not get attention
and is therefore underdiagnosed and undertreated. Compounding this problem is the …

The conventional wisdom that neurosurgical patients experience minimal postoperative pain
and require little analgesia has been challenged. To address this, we reviewed our …

The aim of this study was to compare the analgesic efficacy of three different postoperative
treatments after supratentorial craniotomy. Sixty-four patients were allocated prospectively …