Scalp Block -Craniotomi

The scalp block will be performed by the anesthesiologist 10 minutes before the pin head holder application (PHHA). Supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves will be blocked bilaterally with 6 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine injected vertically into the skin above the eyebrow midline. Auriculotemporal nerves will be blocked bilaterally by injecting 4 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine 1.5 cm anterior to the ear at the tragus level. The needle will be inserted perpendicular to the skin and the fascia will be injected deeply and superficially while the needle is withdrawn. Postauricular branches of the greater auricular nerves will be blocked bilaterally with 2 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine injected 1 cm posterior to the ear, between the bone and skin, at the level of the tragus. The greater, lesser, and third occipital nerves run along the upper nuchal line approximately halfway between the occipital prominence and the mastoid prominence.

Incisional infiltration: 20 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine will be infiltrated by the surgeon into the PHHA points and surgical incision areas 10 minutes before PHHA. Two