Erratum: Practical guidance for monitored anesthesia care during awake craniotomy

Kyeong Tae Min

doi:10.17085/apm.24183.e1

Anesth Pain Med 2025;20:23-33

In the article by Min in the January 2025 issue of Anesthesia & Pain Medicine (Practical guidance for monitored anesthesia care during awake craniotomy [pages 23-33]), of this article contained a typographical error in the Main text. These errors have now been corrected in the online version of the Article.

1. In the second paragraph of ‘CLARIFICATION OF THE NOMENCLATURES AND THEIR ACRONYMS FOR ANESTHESIA TECHNIQUES FOR AWAKE CRANIOTOMY IS NEEDED’ section (p. 24):

‘Additionally, the awake-asleep-awake sequence may be called either AAA or SAS, while asleep-awake sequences can be referred to as AA or SA.’ should be replaced with

‘Additionally, the asleep-awake-asleep sequence may be called either AAA or SAS, while asleep-awake sequences can be referred to as AA or SA.’

2. In the third paragraph of ‘GOOD PATIENT RAPPORT IS IMPORTANT FOR SUCCESSFUL AWAKE CRANIOTOMY’ section (p. 25):

‘In my institution, for severely morbid patients in whom general anesthesia is burdensome, infiltration with 0.75% ropivacaine, along with a small amount of sedative, is performed with a semicircular shape around the incision line, with the open side facing the vertex.’ should be replaced with

‘In my institution, for severely morbid patients in whom general anesthesia is burdensome, infiltration with 0.2% ropivacaine, along with a small amount of sedative, is performed with a semicircular shape around the incision line, with the open side facing the vertex.’

3. In the fourth paragraph of ‘THE MAINSTAY OF ANALGESIA DURING AWAKE CRANIOTOMY IS USE OF LOCAL ANESTHETICS’ section (p. 26):

‘After identification of the superficial temporal artery, the needle is inserted lateral to the artery, delete this phrase, and 1 cm anterior to the tragus. It is important to inject the local anesthetic at a depth of approximately 0.5-1 cm from the skin surface to avoid blocking facial nerve.’ should be replaced with

‘After identification of the superficial temporal artery, the needle is inserted lateral to the artery, and 1 cm anterior to the tragus. It is important to inject the local anesthetic at a depth of approximately 0.5-1 cm from the skin surface to avoid blocking facial nerve.’

4. In the sixth paragraph of ‘SELECTION OF SEDATIVES AND OR ANALGESICS FOR MAC DURING AWAKE CRANIOTOMY’ section (p. 28):

‘Intermittent bolus injections of remimazolam are useful to alleviate prolonged discomfort or anxietyare useful [41].’ should be replaced with

Intermittent bolus injections of remimazolam are useful to alleviate prolonged discomfort or anxiety [41].

The authors apologize for any inconvenience that it may have caused.