Anita Vincent, Mark A Burbridge, Nophanan Chaikittisilpa, Indranil Chakraborty, Michelle Chong, Tumul Chowdhury, Paul Garcia, John G Gaudet, Taniga Kiatchai, Hemanshu Prabhakar, Ananya A Shiferaw, Gentle S Shrestha, Peter C S Tan, Cristiane Tavares, Susana Vacas, Samuel N Blacker, Abhijit V Lele, Jorge Mejia-Mantilla
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Abstract
Background: This study aimed to compare analgesic practices for patients undergoing craniotomy in high-income countries (HICs) and low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), focusing on variations in medication use and techniques.
Methods: An English-language and Spanish-language electronic survey was sent to over 300 anesthesiologists in 35 countries from March 22 to May 19, 2024, to gather data on analgesia for craniotomy patients. Anonymous responses through REDCap were analyzed as a whole and by income category (HICs and LMICs).
Results: We received 328 responses (105 HICs, 221 LMICs, and 2 missing locations). Acetaminophen was used by 78% of respondents (HIC: 82%, LMIC: 76%), with low nonavailability in both groups (0.95% HICs, 4.98% LMICs). Fentanyl boluses were used in 57% of cases (HIC: 60%, LMIC: 55%). Incisional local anesthesia was administered in 51% (HIC: 52%, LMIC: 50%), with minimal nonavailability (1.9% HIC, 1.4% LMIC). The use of a remifentanil infusion was more common in HICs (64%) than LMICs (31%), where nonavailability was significantly higher (43.89% vs. 7.62% HICs). Scalp blocks were used by 15% of HICs and 43% of LMICs. Craniotomy indication influenced the choice of analgesia for 61% of respondents.
Conclusions: Analgesic practices for craniotomy vary significantly between HICs and LMICs, primarily due to medication availability. Global guidelines should consider resource differences to improve postoperative pain management.
期刊介绍：
The Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology (JNA) is a peer-reviewed publication directed to an audience of neuroanesthesiologists, neurosurgeons, neurosurgical monitoring specialists, neurosurgical support staff, and Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit personnel. The journal publishes original peer-reviewed studies in the form of Clinical Investigations, Laboratory Investigations, Clinical Reports, Review Articles, Journal Club synopses of current literature from related journals, presentation of Points of View on controversial issues, Book Reviews, Correspondence, and Abstracts from affiliated neuroanesthesiology societies.
JNA is the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, the Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care Society of Great Britain and Ireland, the Association de Neuro-Anesthésiologie Réanimation de langue Française, the Wissenschaftlicher Arbeitskreis Neuroanästhesie der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizen, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutschsprachiger Neuroanästhesisten und Neuro-Intensivmediziner, the Korean Society of Neuroanesthesia, the Japanese Society of Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care, the Neuroanesthesiology Chapter of the Colegio Mexicano de Anesthesiología, the Indian Society of Neuroanesthesiology and Critical Care, and the Thai Society for Neuroanesthesia.
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