ArticleSaudi journal of anaesthesia
The quality of life and satisfaction rate of patients with upper limb hyperhidrosis before and after bilateral endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy.
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- Quality of life after thoracic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis: a meta-analysis.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Selective TScientific reports · 2021Trial
- Bilateral R2 sympathetic surgery for craniofacial hyperhidrosis: a 10-year retrospective cohort study on long-term outcomes and development of a prognostic predictive model.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Primary Hyperhidrosis: A Review of Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Management.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2026Review
- Early onset, genital, and axillary involvement are strongly associated with impaired quality of life in hyperhidrosis patients.Medicine · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Cardiac Autonomic Function in Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Sympathetic Chain Clamping for Primary Focal Hyperhidrosis.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Observational
- The Impact of Hyperhidrosis on Quality of Life: A Review of the Literature.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundHyperhidrosis is a functional disorder identified by excessive sweating. Its incidence is approximately 1% in any population. Bilateral endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (BETS) intervention is the definitive treatment of choice for palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis. AIMS AND
objectivesThe purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the quality of life (QOL) and satisfaction rate of patients with upper limb hyperhidrosis before and after BETS surgery and the influence of compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH) on patients' QOL after surgery. SETTINGS AND
designThis study is a cross-sectional study designed to generate longitudinal data. SUBJECTS AND
methodsThis study is a cross-sectional study designed to generate longitudinal data pre- and postbilateral BETS prospectively. This study was conducted in the surgery department of University Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Hundred patients with upper limb hyperhidrosis who underwent BETS from 2014 to 2017 were included. A modified and validated QOL questionnaire for hyperhidrosis was completed by the patients themselves in order to compare the QOL for patients both before and after BETS. Patients' satisfaction and the occurrence of CH were obtained postoperatively. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Data were analyzed using the SPSS
resultsA total of 100 patients completed the questionnaire; 94% of patients had a positive QOL outcome after the surgery. The mean decrease in QOL scores was -42.0 points toward better QOL. The site of sweating had a significant effect on the patients' QOL before and after the surgery (
conclusionPrimary hyperhidrosis can negatively impair patients' QOL in different domains. BETS showed to be an effective option for improving the QOL of patients and it provided both short- and long-term effectiveness in treating upper limb hyperhidrosis. CH did not interfere with the rate of patient satisfaction or their QOL postoperatively.
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