Neuroanesthesiology Update

Pasternak, Jeffrey J.; Lanier, William L.

doi:10.1097/ana.0b013e3182868b15

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“…Although general anesthesia increases the risk of excess blood pressure reduction leading to the secondary brain injury, 28) it has neuroprotective effects by reducing cerebral edema and intracranial pressure (ICP) 29 , 30) using transient hyperventilation, 29 , 30) hypothermia, 31 , 32) opioids, isoflurane, 31) high-dose barbiturate administration, 29 , 30) and propofol. 29 , 30) Moreover, general anesthesia enables us to perform the surgery without patient movement.…”

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Fifteen Cases of Endoscopic Treatment of Acute Subdural Hematoma with Small Craniotomy under Local Anesthesia: Endoscopic Hematoma Removal Reduces the Intraoperative Bleeding Amount and the Operative Time Compared with Craniotomy in Patients Aged 70 or Older

Katsuki

Kakizawa

Nishikawa

et al. 2020

Neurol. Med. Chir.(Tokyo)

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We report cases of acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) treated by endoscopic hematoma removal with a small craniotomy under local anesthesia. From 2015 to 2019, we retrospectively analyzed 15 ASDH patients who were 70 years or older and met our criteria for endoscopic treatment: (1) comorbidities indicated risks associated with a large craniotomy under general anesthesia; (2) decompressive craniectomy was unlikely; and (3) an enlarging hematoma was absent. We also performed a case-control study using the inverse probability weighting method to compare the 15 patients to 20 ASDH patients who were 70 years or older, met criteria (2) and (3), and were treated by craniotomy between 2012 and 2019. Among the 15 ASDH patients, the median age was 86 (range, 70-101) years, and fall was the common cause. The median Glasgow Coma Scale score on admission, operative time, stay time in the operation room, and bleeding amount were 8 (6-15), 91 (48-156) min, 120 (80-205) min, and 20 (5-400) mL, respectively. The extraction rates of all the hematomas exceeded 90%. No patients required conversion to craniotomy under general anesthesia. Three patients had favorable outcomes, and five died. The comparison with craniotomy revealed that the endoscopic procedure reduced the intraoperative bleeding amount, operative time, and stay time in the operation room (p <0.001, p = 0.02, and p <0.001, respectively). In summary, endoscopic hematoma removal for selected ASDH patients aged 70 years or older did not improve functional outcomes but reduced the bleeding amount and the operative time compared with craniotomy.

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