• World Neurosurg · May 2024

    Review Meta Analysis

    Site-specific quality of life outcomes following anterior skull base surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    • Paige Shipman, Erica Arnold, Daniel M Beswick, Nicholas R Rowan, Michael Karsy, Jeremiah A Alt, and Amarbir S Gill.
    • Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
    • World Neurosurg. 2024 May 1; 185: 254260254-260.

    BackgroundThere is a limited understanding of site-specific, quality of life (QOL) outcomes in anterior skull base surgery (ASBS). The objective of the present investigation was to characterize postoperative change in QOL outcomes for anterior skull base lesions following open and endoscopic surgery.MethodsA comprehensive review of the literature was performed according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines using the PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Cochrane databases for studies reporting pre- and postoperative, site-specific, QOL outcome measures in ASBS using validated questionnaires. Studies utilizing the anterior skull base quality of life (ASBQ) questionnaire or the skull base inventory were included. Investigations focusing on skull base surgery for pituitary lesions, as well as survey validation and non-English studies, were excluded.ResultsA total of 112 studies were screened; 4 studies, comprising a total of 195 patients and focusing exclusively on the ASBQ, were included in the systematic review. Using a fixed effect model for the meta-analysis, the mean ASBQ score was similar at six (3.45, P = 0.312; -0.19, 95% confidence interval: -0.57, 0.18) and 12 months postoperatively (3.6, P = 0.147; 0.3, 95% confidence interval: -0.11, 0.72) compared to baseline (3.53).ConclusionsAcross a variety of anterior skull base pathologies, skull base-specific QOL demonstrated no improvement at 6 months and 12 months postsurgery. Few studies to date have published pre- and postoperative QOL data for patients undergoing ASBS, highlighting a current shortcoming in the available literature. Long-term follow-up in patients undergoing open and endoscopic approaches will be necessary to better understand and optimize outcomes for patients having ASBS.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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