Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of remifentanil preconditioning on hemodynamics and postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing thoracic surgery with one-lung ventilation under intravenous or inhalation anesthesia.
Methods Seventy-two patients undergoing thoracoscopic lobectomy from June 2017 to June 2019 in the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital were enrolled in the study. Patients were divided into intravenous anesthesia group and inhalation anesthesia group, subsequently subdivided into propofol group (P1), remifentanil+propofol group (P2), sevoflurane group (S1) and remifentanil+sevoflurane group (S2) according to remifentanil preconditioning. The general data and operation condition were collected and hemodynamic changes at these time-points of pre-induction (T1), post-induction (T2), post-incision (T3), one-lung ventilation (T4) and skin suture (T5) were analyzed. Also, the time to spontaneous ventilation, time to eye opening and time to extubation, agitation and VAS score were compared.
Results There was no significant difference in general data and operation time, one-lung ventilation time, intraoperative blood loss and urine volume between the four groups, and no significant difference was found in SBP, DBP, MAP and HR between the four groups before anesthesia induction. DBP, MAP in the P2 group were significantly lower than those in the P1 group at T2 (P<0.05). SBP, MAP and HR in the P2 group were significantly lower than those in the P1 group at T3 (P<0.05), SBP and HR in the P2 group were significantly lower than those in the P1 group at T4 and T5. SBP, DBP, MAP and HR in S2 group were also significantly lower than those in the S1 group at T2 (P<0.05). SBP, MAP and HR in the the S2 group were also significantly lower than those in the S1 group at T3, T4 and T5 (P<0.05), and the hemodynamic parameters in the P2 and the S2 groups changed slightly at different time points. The time to spontaneous ventilation, time to eye opening and time to extubation in the P2 group were significantly lower than those in the P1 group (P<0.05), and respiratory recovery time and tracheal extubation time in the S2 group were significantly less than those in the S1 group (P<0.05). The VAS scores in the P2 and the S2 groups were significantly lower than those in the P1 and the S1 groups, respectively ( P<0.05).
Conclusion Remifentanil preconditioning can maintain the hemodynamic stability, shorten the postoperative recovery time and enhance analgesic effect in patients undergoing thoracic surgery with one-lung ventilation under intravenous or inhalation anesthesia.