Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Undergoing Emergency Craniotomy Surgery: A Retrospective Study
Yun-Qi Wang, Xian-Jie Zhang, Dan Zhou, Qing Li, Xin Liu
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Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine (DEX) on the incidence of postoperative posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients undergoing emergency craniotomy.
Methods: The TBI patients who underwent emergency craniotomy at our hospital from January 2017 to June 2023 were included in our study. The patients were divided into the DEX group and the control group. We analyzed the intraoperative data (bradycardia, hypotension, hypoxemia, duration of anesthesia, and duration of surgery) and the postoperative data (PTSD, the total length of hospital stay, and Glasgow Coma Scale [GCS] scores at discharge).
Results: A total of 126 TBI patients were included in our study. Of these patients, 55 were treated with DEX (the mean rate of administration was 0.58 ± 0.22 μg/kg/h.) and 71 did not receive DEX. The incidence of bradycardia was significantly higher in the DEX group than in the control group (p < 0.05). However, the incidence of PTSD was significantly higher in the control group than in the DEX group (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: The use of DEX during anesthesia was effective in reducing the incidence of postoperative PTSD in TBI patients undergoing craniotomy.
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