Patients overall experience and impression of awake craniotomy.
| Patient No. | How was the experience? | What was the worst part in the surgery? | What was the worst part the experience overall? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easier | My mouth very dry and I was thirsty | The intravenous lines insertion, hard waiting for the surgery |
| 2 | Easier | Being more awake | Being more awake |
| 3 | Easier | Lying on my side | Lying on my side |
| 4 | Same | Nothing | Nothing |
| 5 | Same | In the end because I lost speech, the beginning was also hard | The needle (local injection) |
| 6 | Same | Darkness during the surgery | Darkness during the surgery |
| 7 | Same | Feeling cold | The scars after the surgery |
| 8 | Easier | Pain in teeth | Nursing issues before the surgery |
| 9 | Easier | Scared to move during the surgery | Not improving after the surgery |