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ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2023

Outcome and quality of life after intracranial meningioma surgery in cats.

Lydia Koch, Alexander Tichy, Gabriele Gradner

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Article in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lydia KochDepartment for Small Animals and Horses, Small Animal Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-7228-0097
Alexander TichyBioinformatics and Biostatistics Platform, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Gabriele GradnerDepartment for Small Animals and Horses, Small Animal Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe present study aimed to evaluate the postoperative quality of life (QOL) after surgery for the treatment of intracranial meningioma in cats.

methodsThe study included 14 cases that underwent craniotomy from May 2009 to March 2021. Owners were contacted via telephone after a median time of 967 (range 227-4209) days after surgery and surveyed with a specially designed questionnaire that consisted of three domains, subdivided into different items. Physical behaviour, including general condition, food intake, mobility and overall impression, was evaluated from 0, reflecting the worst status, to 10, reflecting the best. The development of preoperative existing clinical signs, seizures and concurrent medication were evaluated individually for each patient. The time span necessary for the improvement of each item was recorded. Finally, satisfaction about the decision for surgery was ranked from 0 to 10.

resultsThirteen questionnaires were completed. Three cats were evaluated twice owing to revision surgery. Owners reported a statistically significant ( CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: QOL after surgery for intracranial meningioma in cats seems encouraging regarding our study. Nevertheless, limitations, such as small sample size, recall bias, lack of a control group and validation of the questionnaire, need to be kept in mind when interpreting the results.

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Cat DiseasesMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaAnimalsCatsQuality of LifeSeizuresSurveys and Questionnairesintracranial surgeryMeningiomaneurosurgeryquality of life

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