The Post-anaesthetic Recovery in Obesity Surgery: comparison between two anaesthetic techniques

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Forty morbidly obese patients, scheduled for restrictive gastric surgery, were anaesthetized with two different techniques. In group A (20 patients) anaesthesia was induced and maintained with Propofol (total intravenous anesthesia, TIVA); in group B (20 patients) anaesthesia was induced with Thiopental and maintained with Isoflurane (balanced anaesthesia). At the end of surgery, recovery time (RT) and recovery score (RS) were assessed according to a modified Aldrete score. There was no difference of RS between group A and group B. RT was shorter (though not statistically significant) in group A than in group B. Our experience suggests that both techniques can be safely used in these patients, but with TIVA, patients appeared more awake and cooperative earlier. Such an advantage may be useful to prevent serious complications (thromboembolism and pulmonary failure) in the postoperative period.

This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: