Awake craniotomy with dexmedetomidine during resection of brain tumours located in eloquent regions.

Background: An awake craniotomy (AC) is the gold standard for the resection of supratentorial brain tumours in eloquent areas. Intraoperative monitoring "on-demand" of essential eloquent brain functions and the increasing need to preserve higher intellectual functions during surgery requires a uniqu...

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Publicado en:Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy / Anestezjologia, Intensywna Terapia Vol. 54; no. 5; pp. 347 - 357
Autores principales: Lechowicz-Głogowska, Bogusława Ewa, Uryga, Agnieszka, Weiser, Artur, Salomon-Tuchowska, Beata, Burzyńska, Małgorzata, Fortuna, Wojciech, Kasprowicz, Magdalena, Tabakow, Paweł
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Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2022
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          Lechowicz-Głogowska, Bogusława Ewa
          Uryga, Agnieszka
          Weiser, Artur
          Salomon-Tuchowska, Beata
          Burzyńska, Małgorzata
          Fortuna, Wojciech
          Kasprowicz, Magdalena
          Tabakow, Paweł
        affil: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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          Wakefulness
          Craniotomy
          Imidazoles Administration and Dosage
          Brain Neoplasms Surgery
          Conscious Sedation
          Anesthesia Methods
          Human
          Prospective Studies
          Evoked Potentials, Motor
          Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brainstem
          Patient Safety
          Scales
          Psychological Tests
          Monitoring, Physiologic
          Infusions, Intravenous
      ab: Background: An awake craniotomy (AC) is the gold standard for the resection of supratentorial brain tumours in eloquent areas. Intraoperative monitoring "on-demand" of essential eloquent brain functions and the increasing need to preserve higher intellectual functions during surgery requires a unique anaesthetic approach during AC. Dexmedetomidine is considered the first-choice pharmacological agent for sedation during AC. Methods: Twenty-six patients with a single brain tumour located in areas of eloquent brain function were enrolled in this prospective study. The patients underwent AC under conscious sedation. Motor-evoked potentials and brainstem-evoked auditory potentials were measured using neurophysiological tests during surgery to assess brain potentials. Intraoperative brain relaxation was reached using a modified Bristow scale. Neuromonitoring and psychological tests were maintained until meningeal closure. Results: All operations were carried out successfully, and no reoperations were needed. No significant impact on circulatory and respiratory parameters was observed during conscious sedation based on dexmedetomidine. Neither instrumental airway support nor conversion to general anaesthesia was necessary. Brain relaxation was good in 84% of cases. Intraoperative epileptic episodes were observed in 15% of the patients. Neurological and psychological monitoring was satisfactory. Unaltered muscle force was observed postoperatively in 88% of the patients. Conclusions: AC performed under conscious sedation, and dexmedetomidine infusion without instrumental airway support, was safe and well-tolerated by patients with comfortable physiological sleep for most of the procedure. This approach to AC was associated with minimal risk of perioperative adverse events and may be particularly beneficial in patients with severe comorbidities.
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