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Vol. 17. Issue 4.
Pages 325-332 (January 2006)
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Vol. 17. Issue 4.
Pages 325-332 (January 2006)
Calidad de vida en pacientes con aneurismas intracraneales: cirugía versus tratamiento endovascular
Quality of life in intracranial aneurysm: surgery versus endovascular treatment
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M.J. Katati
, E. Saura, A. Jorques, J.M. Martín-Linares, A. Mínguez-Castellano, F. Escamilla-Sevilla, V. Arjona
Hospital Virgen de las Nieves. Granada
S. Santiago-Ramajo*, M. Pérez-García*
* Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento, Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad de Granada
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Objetivo

Basados en estudios anteriores, nuestro propósito es determinar la calidad de vida de los pacientes con aneurismas intracraneales después de haber sido intervenido mediante cirugía o embolización y comparar la calidad de vida de estos dos grupos.

Material y métodos

El cuestionario SF-36 fue aplicado retrospectivamente a 93 pacientes con aneurismas tratados mediante cirugía (n=56) o embolización (n=37).

Resultados

La calidad de vida de los pacientes tratados con cirugía estaba deteriorada en el 50% y en los pacientes tratados por embolización el 40,5% no mostraron ningún deterioro en ninguno de los dominios del SF-36. Los análisis muestran que el dominio de la función física está menos deteriorada en los pacientes que han sido embolizados que los que han sido intervenidos quirúrgicamente.

Conclusiones

Los pacientes con aneurismas intracraneales tratados mediante cirugía o embolización tienen afectada la calidad de vida. El tratamiento endovascular puede causar menos limitaciones en la función física. En la calidad de vida de estos pacientes influyen varios factores, además del tipo de tratamiento.

Palabras clave:
Calidad de vida
Aneurismas intracraneales
Hemorragia subaracnoidea
Cirugía
Endovascular
Summary
Background

Based on earlier studies, we aimed to determine the quality of life of patients with intracranial aneurysm after their treatment by surgery or embolization and to compare the quality of life of these two groups.

Methods

The SF-36 health questionnaire was retrospectively applied to 93 patients with intracranial aneurysm treated with surgery (n=56) or embolization (n=37).

Results

The quality of life of some patients was impaired but 50% of patients treated with surgery and 40,5% of patients treated with embolization showed no impairment in any SF-36 domain. The quality of life in the Physical Functioning domain was higher in embolization- treated than in surgery-treated patients.

Conclusions

Some patients with intracranial aneurysms treated with surgery or endovascular embolization have an impaired quality of life. Endovascular treatment may cause less limitation in physical function. The quality of life of these patients is affected by numerous factors, in addition to the type of treatment.

Key words:
Quality of life
Intracranial aneurysm
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Surgery
Endovascular
Embolization

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