Korean J Anesthesiol.  2013 Feb;64(2):117-121. 10.4097/kjae.2013.64.2.117.

The effects of desflurane and sevoflurane on the intraocular pressure associated with endotracheal intubation in pediatric ophthalmic surgery

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  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. umdj@yonsei.ac.kr

Abstract

BACKGROUND
For ophthalmic surgery anesthesia, it is vital that intraocular pressure (IOP) is controlled. Most anesthetic drugs affect IOP dose-dependently, and inhalational anesthetics dose-dependently decrease IOP. In this study, we compared the effects of desflurane and sevoflurane on IOP and hemodynamics in pediatric ophthalmic surgery.
METHODS
Thirty eight pediatric patients from the age of 6 to 15 years, who were scheduled for strabismus surgery and entropion surgery, were randomized to be administered desflurane (group D, n = 19) or sevoflurane (group S, n = 19). IOPs and hemodynamic parameters were measured before induction of anesthesia (B), after induction but immediately before intubation (AI), 1 min after intubation (T1), 3 min after intubation (T3), and 5 min after intubation (T5).
RESULTS
The mean arterial pressure (MAP) at T1 and heart rates (HRs) at T1 and T3 were significantly higher in group D than those in group S. There was no significant difference between the groups in IOP, cardiac index (CI) and stroke index (SI). There was a significant difference within the group in IOP, SI, MAP and HR. There was no significant difference within the group in CI.
CONCLUSIONS
There was no significant difference between the groups in IOP and hemodynamic parameters. The two anesthetic agents maintained IOP and hemodynamic parameters in the normal range during anesthetic induction.

Keyword

Desflurane; Intraocular pressure; Sevoflurane

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia
Anesthetics
Arterial Pressure
Entropion
Heart Rate
Hemodynamics
Humans
Intraocular Pressure
Intubation
Intubation, Intratracheal
Isoflurane
Methyl Ethers
Reference Values
Strabismus
Stroke
Anesthetics
Isoflurane
Methyl Ethers
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