BMC Anesthesiology (Jun 2018)

Propofol attenuates the increase of sonographic optic nerve sheath diameter during robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: a randomized clinical trial

  • Jihion Yu,
  • Jun Hyuk Hong,
  • Jun-Young Park,
  • Jai-Hyun Hwang,
  • Seong-Sik Cho,
  • Young-Kug Kim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-018-0523-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

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Abstract Background Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) requires pneumoperitoneum and the Trendelenburg position to optimize surgical exposure, which can increase intracranial pressure (ICP). Anesthetic agents also influence ICP. We compared the effects of propofol and sevoflurane on sonographic optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) as a surrogate for ICP in prostate cancer patients who underwent RALP. Methods Thirty-six patients were randomly allocated to groups receiving propofol (propofol group, n = 18) or sevoflurane (sevoflurane group, n = 18) anesthesia. The ONSD was measured 10 min after induction of anesthesia in the supine position (T1); 5 min (T2), 30 min (T3), and 60 min (T4) after establishing pneumoperitoneum and the Trendelenburg position; and at the end of surgery after desufflation in the supine position (T5). Respiratory and hemodynamic variables were also evaluated. Results The ONSD was significantly different between the propofol group and the sevoflurane group at T4 (5.27 ± 0.35 mm vs. 5.57 ± 0.28 mm, P = 0.007), but not at other time points. The ONSDs at T2, T3, T4, and T5 were significantly greater than at T1 in both groups (all P < 0.001). Arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure, arterial oxygen partial pressure, peak airway pressure, plateau airway pressure, systolic blood pressure, pulse pressure variation, body temperature and regional cerebral oxygen saturation, except heart rate, were not significantly different between the two groups. Conclusions The ONSD was significantly lower during propofol anesthesia than during sevoflurane anesthesia 60 min after pneumoperitoneum and the Trendelenburg position, suggesting that propofol anesthesia may help minimize ICP changes in robotic prostatectomy patients. Trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT03271502. Registered August 31, 2017.

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