Efficacy and safety of awake craniotomy versus general anesthesia for glioma resection: A systematic review
Neither approach demonstrated superiority. AC enables functional monitoring but offers no survival benefit and increases costs. Surgical decisions should be individualized. High-quality randomized trials are needed.
Authors
- Eisha Abid Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0238-2057)
- Muhammad Riaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0137-4635)
- Sabiha Khan
- Izaz Riaz
- Ceemal Khan
- Muhammad Mehboob Alam
- Maryam Sial
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- University of Lahore (PK)
- University of Wah (PK)
- Khyber Medical University (PK)
- Liaquat National Hospital (PK)
- University College Lahore (PK)
- Shaikh Zayed Medical College and Hospital (PK)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Neurology International
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_1102_2025
- Primary Topic
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00