Patients with brain tumours are to be offered fast-track day surgery for the first time. The operation lasts just a few hours and they are allowed home the same day. Instead of using a general anaesthetic, doctors inject a painkiller into the scalp so patients can stay awake throughout the operation.
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One day brain tumour op on offer - BBC Health News 2nd October 2007
NHS will operate on brain tumours while patients are awake in fast-track surgery - Daily Mail 2nd October 2007
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
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