Awake Crainiotomy

Healthcare Heroes Episode 1009.1: During surgery to remove two brain tumors from Patricia Reed, neurosurgeon Meg Verrees determined the second tumor would require a specialized surgery. Because of the second tumors location, Dr. Verrees needed the patient awake during part of the surgery as the tumor was beneath the area of the brain that controls speaking and walking. Patricia Reed helped the surgeon by talking during parts of the surgery so Dr. Verrees could make sure she did not operate in areas that would affect Patricias speech or ambulatory abilities. After a successful surgery by Dr. Verrees and her special team of clinicians, Patricia spent awhile recuperating in the hospital and went home to recover and rehabilitate.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• brain tumor
• surgery
• neurosurgery
• neuroscience
• technology
• cmc
• community medical centers
• neuro
• patricia reed
• reed
• dr. meg verrees
• verrrees
• crmc
• community regional
• awake surgery

[Unholyspaghetti]

This feels over dramatized. It feels as if this video was mostly made for a drama type of entertainment than any educational purposes. I find it a lot more entertaining when you see the actual procedure taking place, seeing the instruments and the doctor actually explaining the procedure after the actual surgery or even during the recorded event.

[HealthcareHeroesTV]

@Unholyspaghetti We filmed this segment during an actual procedure. Apart from the narration, none of the material in the OR was scripted or reenacted. As this is from a national television show, it was created to be both entertaining and educational. Obviously, drama is part of producing a television show. But we believe you can entertain and educate at the same time.

[Unholyspaghetti]

@HealthcareHeroesTV Yep ,that is true but let's just say that an informative TV show without any drama in it wouldn't sell very well.