To avoid compensatory hyperhidrosis after sympathetic surgery for craniofacial hyperhidrosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) has not been widely adopted for treating craniofacial hyperhidrosis (CFH) due to its known postoperative complication, compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH). In this study, we evaluated whether the autonomic nerve analysis data via pre-ETS heart rate variability (HRV) test can predict post-ETS CH in patients with CFH.

Methods

From October 2017 to March 2019, we consecutively included CFH patients who underwent ETS and received preoperative HRV. In this prospective observational study, we evaluated those who developed CH 3 months postoperatively. The CH grades were categorized into none, mild, moderate, and severe.

Results

A total of 53 patients were included; the mean age was 42.5±13.2 years, and there were 41 males (77.4%)

SUBMITTER: Moon DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7330312 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature