Awake craniotomy does not lead to increased psychological complaints.
Anxiety
Awake craniotomy
Brain tumours
Depression
PTSD
Psychological complaints
Journal
Acta neurochirurgica
ISSN: 0942-0940
Titre abrégé: Acta Neurochir (Wien)
Pays: Austria
ID NLM: 0151000
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2023
09 2023
Historique:
received:
04
11
2022
accepted:
20
04
2023
medline:
5
9
2023
pubmed:
25
5
2023
entrez:
24
5
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Patients with brain tumours are increasingly treated by using the awake craniotomy technique. Some patients may experience anxiety when subjected to brain surgery while being fully conscious. However, there has been only limited research into the extent to which such surgeries actually result in anxiety or other psychological complaints. Previous research suggests that undergoing awake craniotomy surgery does not lead to psychological complaints, and that post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) are uncommon following this type of surgery. It must be noted, however, that many of these studies used small random samples. In the current study, 62 adult patients completed questionnaires to identify the degree to which they experienced anxiety, depressive and post-traumatic stress complaints following awake craniotomy using an awake-awake-awake procedure. All patients were cognitively monitored and received coaching by a clinical neuropsychologist during the surgery. In our sample, 21% of the patients reported pre-operative anxiety. Four weeks after surgery, 19% of the patients reported such complaints, and 24% of the patients reported anxiety complaints after 3 months. Depressive complaints were present in 17% (pre-operative), 15% (4 weeks post-operative) and 24% (3 months post-operative) of the patients. Although there were some intra-individual changes (improvement or deterioration) in the psychological complaints over time, on group-level postoperative levels of psychological complaints were not increased relative to the preoperative level of complaints. The severity of post-operative PTSD-related complaints were rarely suggestive of a PTSD. Moreover, these complaints were seldom attributed to the surgery itself, but appeared to be more related to the discovery of the tumour and the postoperative neuropathological diagnosis. The results of the present study do not indicate that undergoing awake craniotomy is associated with increased psychological complaints. Nevertheless, psychological complaints may well exist as a result of other factors. Consequently, monitoring the patient's mental wellbeing and offering psychological support where necessary remain important.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Patients with brain tumours are increasingly treated by using the awake craniotomy technique. Some patients may experience anxiety when subjected to brain surgery while being fully conscious. However, there has been only limited research into the extent to which such surgeries actually result in anxiety or other psychological complaints. Previous research suggests that undergoing awake craniotomy surgery does not lead to psychological complaints, and that post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) are uncommon following this type of surgery. It must be noted, however, that many of these studies used small random samples.
METHOD
In the current study, 62 adult patients completed questionnaires to identify the degree to which they experienced anxiety, depressive and post-traumatic stress complaints following awake craniotomy using an awake-awake-awake procedure. All patients were cognitively monitored and received coaching by a clinical neuropsychologist during the surgery.
RESULTS
In our sample, 21% of the patients reported pre-operative anxiety. Four weeks after surgery, 19% of the patients reported such complaints, and 24% of the patients reported anxiety complaints after 3 months. Depressive complaints were present in 17% (pre-operative), 15% (4 weeks post-operative) and 24% (3 months post-operative) of the patients. Although there were some intra-individual changes (improvement or deterioration) in the psychological complaints over time, on group-level postoperative levels of psychological complaints were not increased relative to the preoperative level of complaints. The severity of post-operative PTSD-related complaints were rarely suggestive of a PTSD. Moreover, these complaints were seldom attributed to the surgery itself, but appeared to be more related to the discovery of the tumour and the postoperative neuropathological diagnosis.
CONCLUSIONS
The results of the present study do not indicate that undergoing awake craniotomy is associated with increased psychological complaints. Nevertheless, psychological complaints may well exist as a result of other factors. Consequently, monitoring the patient's mental wellbeing and offering psychological support where necessary remain important.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37225975
doi: 10.1007/s00701-023-05615-5
pii: 10.1007/s00701-023-05615-5
pmc: PMC10477129
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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© 2023. The Author(s).
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