Yonghua Li1, Xin Jiang1, Jiafeng Wang2, Liye Yang1, Wei Chen1, Xuerong Miao3, Hongbin Yuan4. 1. Department of Anesthesiology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No. 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China. 2. Department of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, China. 3. Department of Anesthesiology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No.225 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, China. miaoxuerongdr@126.com. 4. Department of Anesthesiology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No. 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China. jfjczyy@aliyun.com.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare the incidences of positive hemodynamic response (HR > 100 beats min-1 or SBP > 160 mmHg) during abdominal exploration and moderate pain after surgery, when using dexmedetomidine infusion and rectus sheath block. METHODS:One hundred patients undergoing open gastrectomy were randomized to receive rectus sheath block with ropivacaine (Group B, n = 25), initial loading dose of 0.6 μg kg-1 dexmedetomidine, followed by a continuous infusion of 0.2 μg kg-1 h-1 throughout surgery (Group D, n = 25), both rectus sheath block and dexmedetomidine (Group BD, n = 25), or neither rectus sheath block nor dexmedetomidine (Group C, n = 25). General anesthesia techniques were standardized. HR, SBP, and positive hemodynamic response at peritoneum incision (TPI), 5 min (TAE-5), 10 min (TAE-10), and 15 min (TAE-15) after the start of abdominal exploration, and incidences of moderate postoperative pain were recorded. RESULTS:Positive hemodynamic responses during abdominal exploration were more common in Groups B (82%) and C (74%) than in Groups D (14%) and BD (9%) (all P = 0.000). HR and SBP were lower in Groups D and BD, compared with those in Groups C and B (all P < 0.05). Compared with TPI, HR and SBP increased significantly in Groups B and C during abdominal exploration (all P < 0.05), but not in Group BD (except HR at TAE-15). The incidences of moderate pain in Groups B and BD were noticeably lower than in Groups C and D at 1 h, 2 h, and 6 h after surgery (all P < 0.0083). CONCLUSION:Dexmedetomidine infusion combined with rectus sheath block provided more hemodynamic stability during abdominal exploration and better analgesia after surgery.
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PURPOSE: To compare the incidences of positive hemodynamic response (HR > 100 beats min-1 or SBP > 160 mmHg) during abdominal exploration and moderate pain after surgery, when using dexmedetomidine infusion and rectus sheath block. METHODS: One hundred patients undergoing open gastrectomy were randomized to receive rectus sheath block with ropivacaine (Group B, n = 25), initial loading dose of 0.6 μg kg-1 dexmedetomidine, followed by a continuous infusion of 0.2 μg kg-1 h-1 throughout surgery (Group D, n = 25), both rectus sheath block and dexmedetomidine (Group BD, n = 25), or neither rectus sheath block nor dexmedetomidine (Group C, n = 25). General anesthesia techniques were standardized. HR, SBP, and positive hemodynamic response at peritoneum incision (TPI), 5 min (TAE-5), 10 min (TAE-10), and 15 min (TAE-15) after the start of abdominal exploration, and incidences of moderate postoperative pain were recorded. RESULTS: Positive hemodynamic responses during abdominal exploration were more common in Groups B (82%) and C (74%) than in Groups D (14%) and BD (9%) (all P = 0.000). HR and SBP were lower in Groups D and BD, compared with those in Groups C and B (all P < 0.05). Compared with TPI, HR and SBP increased significantly in Groups B and C during abdominal exploration (all P < 0.05), but not in Group BD (except HR at TAE-15). The incidences of moderate pain in Groups B and BD were noticeably lower than in Groups C and D at 1 h, 2 h, and 6 h after surgery (all P < 0.0083). CONCLUSION:Dexmedetomidine infusion combined with rectus sheath block provided more hemodynamic stability during abdominal exploration and better analgesia after surgery.