Different amounts of anesthetic gas can be used in the obstetric gynecological surgery operations to be performed with open method. Researchers aimed to compare the effect of gas changes on intraocular nerve diameter by ultrasonography.
A total of 80 patients who underwent laparotomic gynecological surgery were divided into two groups prospectively: high flow of 2 L/min and minimal flow of 0.5 L/min. Anesthesia was maintained with 50% oxygen-50% air at 2 L/min and desflurane at 1.1 MAC in Group 1 (n=40) and with 50% oxygen-50% air at 2 L/min and desflurane at 1.1 MAC in Group 2 (n=40). After 10-15 minutes, group 2 was administered minimal flow with 50-60% oxygen-40-50% air at 0.5 L/min and desflurane, and 10 minutes before the end of the surgery, the patients were switched to high flow with 50% oxygen-50% air at 2 L/min.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
80
The patients were randomly allocated to one of the two groups of fresh gas flows using the closed-envelope technique: 2 L/min high flow and 0.5 L/min minimal flow.
University of Health Sciences Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital
Bursa, Turkey (Türkiye)
Optic Nerve Sheath Diamater
Optic nerve sheath diamater measurements of the patients were recorded before and during the surgery at specified time points (T0: awake, T1: High fresh gas flow after induction at the 10th min., T2: Inhalation anesthesia at the 30th min., T3: Inhalation anesthesia at the 60th min., T4: Inhalation anesthesia at the 90th min., T5: Before extubation).A typical optic nerve sheath is generally less than 5 mm in diameter, and diameters greater than 5.5 mm predict an ICP of ≥20 cm H2O with 100% sensitivity and specifity
Time frame: 2 hours operation time
Peroperative Complications
Complications during the surgery (decreased oxygen levels, hypercapnia, hypotension, hypertension, bradycardia, tachycardia, rhythm disorders) were recorded.
Time frame: 2 hours operation time
Postoperative Complications
Complications in the recovery room (respiratory distress, decreased oxygen levels, hypotension, hypertension, bradycardia, tachycardia, vomiting, rhythm disorders) were recorded.
Time frame: postop 20 minutes
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