The steep Trendelenburg position and pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic surgery have the potential to cause an increase of intracranial pressure (ICP). Previous studies have proposed that ultrasonographic measurements of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) correlate with signs of increased ICP. Therefore, this study is aim to confirm the increased ICP by ultrasonographic measurement of ONSD during laparoscopic surgery.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
Associate Professor Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
ultrasonographic measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter
A thick layer of gel is applied on the upper closed eyelid. The linear 13- to 6-MHz ultrasound probe is then placed in the gel, without exerting pressure on the eye. Two measurements are taken for each optic nerve: one in the transverse plane, with the probe being horizontal, and one in the sagittal plane, with the probe being vertical. The final ONSD is the mean of these measurements.
Time frame: before anesthesia induction, 10 minutes after anesthesia induction, 30 minutes after steep trendelenburg position and pneumoperitoneum, and 10 minutes after supine position, CO2 desufflation.
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