The morbidly obese bariatric surgery population is susceptible to opioid-induced complications such as respiratory depression and postoperative nausea and vomiting. This population may in particular benefit from opioid-sparing or opioid-free anesthetic techniques. This study aims to evaluate the effect of opioid free total intravenous anesthesia on postoperative quality of recovery in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
58
Total intravenous anesthesia with propofol and dexmedetomidine hydrochloride and ketamine hydrochloride
Total Intravenous anesthesia with opioid
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York, United States
Quality of Recovery
Quality of Recovery (QoR-15), a patient-reported outcome questionnaire that assesses the quality of functional recovery after surgery and anesthesia with a minimum score of 0 (very poor recovery) and a maximum score of 150 (excellent recovery).
Time frame: Up to two postoperative weeks
Pain Intensities
Postoperative pain intensities using a 0 to 10 numerical rating scale (NRS) with higher scores indicative of higher pain intensities.
Time frame: Up to postoperative day one
Opioid Consumption
Total postoperative opioid consumption
Time frame: Up to postoperative day one
Time to Aldrete Score of 9
Time to post-anesthesia care unit discharge readiness
Time frame: Up to postoperative day one
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