Abstract
Objective To explore the application value of perioperative nursing for patients with brain tumors with epilepsy symptoms under the cortical electrocorticography (EEG) monitoring. Methods A total of 86 patients with brain tumor complicated with epilepsy admitted to the department of brain surgery of our hospital from January 2018 to December 2019 were selected as the research objects, and all underwent resection under cortical EEG monitoring. According to different nursing methods, they were divided into the control group and observation group, each with 43 cases. The control group was given perioperative basic nursing, and the observation group was given perioperative comprehensive nursing. The EEG image of the patient during the operation was observed by a portable EEG monitor. Anxiety and depression were assessed by self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) scores. The self-made satisfaction questionnaire was used to investigate the nursing satisfaction. A visual analogue (VAS) score is used to assess pain degree. A multiparameter monitor was used to detect the patient's heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). The quality of life was assessed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-30). The complication rate and recurrence rate were also counted. Results Eighty-six patients with epileptic brain tumor developed spikes in 35 cases, including 7 meningiomas, 22 gliomas, and 6 cholesteatomas; 27 cases of sharp waves, including 14 meningiomas, 12 gliomas, and 1 case of cholesteatomas; and 24 cases of complex wave, including 9 cases of meningioma, 13 cases of glioma, and 2 cases of cholesteatoma. There was no significant difference in the scores of SAS, SDS, VAS, HR, SBP, DBP, and quality of life between the two groups at T0. The VAS score increased at T1 and T2, and the increase in the control group was greater than that in the observation group. At T3 and T4, the SAS, SDS, and VAS scores of the two groups decreased, and the observation group decreased more than the control group. HR, SBP, and DBP of the two groups showed an upward trend at T1 and T2, and the increase in the control group was more significant than that in the observation group. At T3, the three indicators of the two groups decreased, and the observation group decreased more significantly than the control group. At T4, the scores of all indicators of the quality of life of the two groups increased, and the observation group increased more significantly than the control group. The nursing satisfaction of the observation group was higher than that of the control group. The complication rate and recurrence rate in the observation group were decreased compared with the control group. Conclusion Perioperative comprehensive nursing intervention for patients with epileptic brain tumor undergoing resection under cortical EEG monitoring can reduce or even eliminate the recurrence rate of epilepsy, reduce the patient's pain and stress response, and improve the patient's quality of life. It can also reduce the occurrence of complications, improve nursing satisfaction, thereby improving patient compliance, and has a high clinical application value.
Highlights
Epilepsy, which has the main clinical characteristic of abnormal discharge of brain neurons, is a relatively common and recurrent transient brain dysfunction syndrome in clinical [1]. e incidence of epilepsy ranks second among all neurological disorders and the second only to stroke [2, 3]
Patients with brain tumor accompanied with epilepsy were treated with cortical EEG monitoring resection and different nursing interventions during the perioperative period, aiming to explore the application value of comprehensive nursing in the treatment of patients with brain tumor accompanied with epilepsy by EEG monitoring resection
At T3 and T4, the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) scores of the two groups decreased compared with T0, especially in the observation group (P < 0.05) (Figure 2)
Summary
Epilepsy, which has the main clinical characteristic of abnormal discharge of brain neurons, is a relatively common and recurrent transient brain dysfunction syndrome in clinical [1]. e incidence of epilepsy ranks second among all neurological disorders and the second only to stroke [2, 3]. Epilepsy, which has the main clinical characteristic of abnormal discharge of brain neurons, is a relatively common and recurrent transient brain dysfunction syndrome in clinical [1]. E incidence of epilepsy ranks second among all neurological disorders and the second only to stroke [2, 3]. Epilepsy can be caused by cysts, brain malignant tumors, and other reasons, and most of them are secondary diseases. The incidence of brain tumors complicated by epilepsy can reach more than 30% [3]. Patients with brain tumor accompanied with epilepsy were treated with cortical EEG monitoring resection and different nursing interventions during the perioperative period, aiming to explore the application value of comprehensive nursing in the treatment of patients with brain tumor accompanied with epilepsy by EEG monitoring resection
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