Neuroanesthesia & neurocritical care
Deep brain stimulation under general anaesthesia for Parkinson's disease: A retrospective evaluation of perioperative events and anaesthetic management after switching away from conscious sedation
Authors' conclusion
Deep brain stimulation under GA was associated with fewer perioperative incidents, shorter surgeries and shorter hospital stays.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with refractory Parkinson's disease undergoing deep brain stimulation; one-third women, median age 62 years (range, 33–75)procedures analysed
- Participants
- Seventy-eight patients
- Exposure
- Deep brain stimulation under general anaesthesia (GA) vs conscious sedation
- Conscious sedation (CS)n = 36reference
- GAn = 42
- Outcome
- Perioperative incidents (haemodynamic, neurologic and surgery-related)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
At least one perioperative incident
P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Duration of surgery · CS split into two sessions
P < 0.001
Hospital LOS
P < 0.0001
| Outcome | CS | GA | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disorientation/agitation | 12 events | — not stated in the abstract | P < 0.01 |
— not stated in the abstract
- Disorientation/agitation — Total disorientation/agitation
- 14 (17.9%)
Movement disorder scores (38 of 78 patients [49%] evaluated)
- No difference between groups before surgery
- P = 0.41
- No difference between groups after surgery
- P = 0.52
- Significantly improved scores after surgery
Original publication
Deep brain stimulation under general anaesthesia for Parkinson's disease: A retrospective evaluation of perioperative events and anaesthetic management after switching away from conscious sedation. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 24 March 2025. doi:10.
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