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	O.R. A variety of neurosurgical procedures can be done safely and efficiently in the modern neurosurgical operating room. Technical and technological advances continually push the surgical therapeutic envelope. As much as advances have made neurosurgery progressively safer there still remain dangers that any prospective surgical patient should know about before signing a surgical consent.

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		Risks and Complications
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	OPERATIONS A number of different neurosurgical procedures are done for diseases of the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves. Surgery top
	Procedure Index	Acoustic removal Aneurysm clipping Arteriovenous malformation removal Brachial plexus exploration Brain tumor (intrinsic) removal Carotid endarterectomy Carpal tunnel release Cervical discectomy Cervical laminectomy Cervical stabilization posterior Craniofacial reconstruction Craniosynostectomy CRANIOTOMY Deep brain stimulator Epidural hematoma evacuation Foraminotomy cervical Foraminotomy lumbar Gamma knife Glioma resection Laminectomy lumbar Laminectomy cervical Lumbar fusion Lumbar laminectomy Lumbar discectomy Lumbar puncture Lumboperitoneal shunt insertion Meningioma removal Microvascular decompression Morphine pump insertion Myelomeningocele closure NECK EXPOSURE Pallidotomy Posterior fossa decompression Subdural hematoma (acute) evacuation Subdural hematoma (chronic) evacuation Sural nerve biopsy Temporal lobectomy Transsphenoidal craniotomy Vagal nerve stimulator insertion Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt insertion Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt revision Vertebroplasty Surgery top
	Risks and Complications	Things go wrong from neurosurgical procedures for a variety of reasons for a long time. Things that can go wrong during surgery (risks) include: vascular injury (with bleeding and/or stroke), unianticipated/unintended injury to functional neural tissue. Things that can go wrong after surgery (complications) include: wound infections, delayed hydrocephalus, etc. A number of factors can contribute to or directly cause a intra- or post- operative mishap. Some bad events, during surgery or after, are preventable, some are not. All known and significant Risks and Complications are presented to the patient (or a legally-empowered representative) as part of the Informed Consent. Surgery top
	INSTRUMENTS A large variety of instruments are used during neurosurgical procedures. Some are power driven, some are purely manually controlled. Surgery top

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	EDUCATION Patients can educate themselves about neurosurgery so that they understand what they are getting into -- the consequences, the risks, the rationale, etc. Surgery top
	Informed Consent	You should receive a comprehensible and comprehensive description of the procedure and be told about its potential risks and complications. Surgery top
	Understand your operation	You can understand your neurosurgical operation Surgery top

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