Saint Thomas Health Services Brain & Spine Tumor Center

Brain Tumors

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What to Know & Why

Saint Thomas Health Services Brain & Spine Tumor Center

Discuss why surgery for patients with brain tumors is important and why we need to know this.

Talk about computer assisted navigational surgery, how it works, and how we can do it well

Point out some important aspects of care we need to be thinking about when taking care of brain surgery patients

Brain Tumors

Saint Thomas Health Services Brain & Spine Tumor Center

Timeliness of Surgery Makes a Difference!

Current Treatment:Surgery

Rationale for Extensive Resection

• Provides adequate tissue for diagnosis

• Palliates mass effect

• Allows for improvement in tumor-related signs and symptoms

• May increase survival

Who Takes Cares of Patients Makes a Difference!

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How Do It Know?

Infrared Sensing and Tracking

How Do You Know?

How Do You Know?

3D Reconstruction and Facial Mapping

Brain Surgery

Saint Thomas Health Services Brain & Spine Tumor Center

Brain Surgery

• Patient Positioning

• Instrumentation

• Surgical Site Infections

Scrub Techs Preparation and Precision

Circulators Processes and Interventions

First Assistants Meticulous Technique

Questions & Answers?

Saint Thomas Health Services Brain & Spine Tumor Center

Discuss why surgery for patients with brain tumors is important and why we need to know this.

Talk about computer assisted navigational surgery, how it works, and how we can do it well

Point out some important aspects of care we need to be thinking about when taking care of brain surgery patients

Saint Thomas Health Services Brain & Spine Tumor Center

Brain Tumors

Neuro Navigation

Brain Surgery