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The involvement of caregivers of patients with dementia during mastoid surgery under local anaesthesia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2021
Abstract
Background
With a growing ageing population, there is a higher prevalence of dementia in patients with conditions that can be managed surgically. Patients with dementia undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia often have poorer outcomes than those without. Therefore, local anaesthesia can be an option.
Methods
Two patients with severe dementia and advanced cholesteatoma were identified for operative management. They were deemed too high risk to proceed with general anaesthesia. This article describes our experience of performing mastoid surgery under local anaesthesia in the presence of a primary carer in the operating theatre.
Results
The complete extirpation of cholesteatoma was achieved in both cases. The carers reported that local anaesthesia helped to facilitate communication and aid patient co-operation.
Conclusion
Our experience, albeit limited to two cases, illustrates an alternative individualised peri-operative strategy in the surgical management of patients with dementia and concurrent advanced cholesteatoma.
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- Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press
Footnotes
Mr S Patil takes responsibility for the integrity of the content of the paper
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