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Abstract #18262 Published in IGR 3-3
Effect of tracheal intubation or laryngeal mask airway insertion on intraocular pressure using balanced anesthesia with sevoflurane and remifentanil
Eltzschig HK; Darsow R; Schroeder TH; Hettesheimer H; Guggenberger HJournal of Clinical Anesthesia 2001; 13: 264-267
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To study the effect of tracheal intubation or laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion on intraocular pressure (IOP) in strabismus patients undergoing balanced anesthesia with sevoflurane and remifentanil. DESIGN: Open, prospective, randomized study. SETTING: Tertiary care academic medical institution. PATIENTS: Forty adult ASA physical status I and II patients scheduled for elective strabismus surgery. INTERVENTION: Patients were randomized to receiving either tracheal intubation or LMA insertion following mask induction with sevoflurane in combination with IV remifentanil. MEASUREMENTS: IOP, mean arterial pressure (MAP), and heart rate (HR) were measured before induction, immediately following induction, and after airway insertion. MAIN RESULTS: IOP after tracheal intubation or LMA insertion did not differ significantly from preoperative baseline values. Mean arterial pressure and HR did not significantly differ between groups at any time point. CONCLUSIONS: Remifentanil and sevoflurane are not associated with an increase in IOP response during tracheal intubation or LMA insertion above baseline in healthy patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery.
Dr H.K. Eltzschig, Department of Anesthesiology, Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. heltzschig@partners.org
Classification:
12.17 Anesthesia (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)