Benzodiazepine Sedation and Postoperative Neurological Deficits after Awake Craniotomy for Brain Tumor – An Exploratory Retrospective Cohort Study

• Eric Plitman,
• Tumul Chowdhury,
• Gabriel Paquin-Lanthier,
• Hirokazu Takami,
• Sudhakar Subramaniam,
• Kok Weng Leong,
• Kok Weng Leong,
• Abigail Daniels,
• Mark Bernstein,
• Lashmi Venkatraghavan

Affiliations

Eric Plitman

Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Tumul Chowdhury

Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Gabriel Paquin-Lanthier

Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Hirokazu Takami

Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Sudhakar Subramaniam

Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Kok Weng Leong

Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Kok Weng Leong

Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Abigail Daniels

Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Mark Bernstein

Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Lashmi Venkatraghavan

Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada