Quality-of-Life after Anterior Skull Base Surgery: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Background Improved treatment and survival of patients with skull base tumors has made the assessment of quality-of-life (QoL) in this population increasingly important. This article provides a comprehensive systematic review pertaining to QoL assessment in adults undergoing anterior skull base surgery. Methods We performed a literature search using the electronic databases of Ovid Medline and Embase. Additional articles were identified through a search using the phrase anterior skull base. Further articles were sought through hand-searching relevant journals and reference lists of identified articles. Results Our search strategy identified 29 articles for inclusion in our systematic review, with considerable variation between studies in population characteristics, methodological design an

SUBMITTER: Kirkman MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3969436 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature