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Does pneumoperitoneum affect perfusion index and pleth variability index in patients receiving combined epidural and general anesthesia?
Authors: Wajima Z, Shiga T, Imanaga K Abstract Plethysmographic variability index (PVI) is a dynamic index used for the purpose of fluid responsiveness in patients, and the effect of pneumoperitoneum on PVI is still unclear. We therefore attempted to determine whether PVI and perfusion index (PI) change before/after pneumoperitoneum in patients receiving combined epidural and general anesthesia, which is a common anesthesia method with intravenous remifentanil. Twenty patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy or colectomy. Immediately before pneumoperitoneum, variables were measured at baseline I and were the...
Source: BioScience Trends - December 20, 2017 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Biosci Trends Source Type: research