Anesthesia management for low-grade glioma awake surgery: a European Low-Grade Glioma Network survey.

Background: Awake surgery has become a key treatment of diffuse low-grade gliomas (DLGG) and is divided in three main phases: opening, tumor resection - during which the patient needs to be fully awake - and closure. The anesthetic management of awake neurosurgery is a challenge, and there are currently no guidelines.

Objective: The objective of the survey was to explore differences and commonalities regarding the anesthetic management of awake DLGG surgery within the European Low-Grade Glioma Network (ELGGN) centers.

Subarachnoid hemorrhage induces an early and reversible cardiac injury associated with catecholamine release: one-week follow-up study.

Introduction: The occurrence of cardiac dysfunction is common after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and was hypothesized to be related to the release of endogenous catecholamines. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the relationship between endogenous catecholamine and cardiac dysfunction at the onset and during the first week after SAH.

Methods: Forty consecutive patients admitted for acute SAH without known heart disease were included.