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The effect of steep head-down tilt on respiratory status in endometrial cancer patients with obesity during robot-assisted hysterectomy

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of head-down tilt on airway pressure in gynecologic patients with obesity during robot-assisted hysterectomy. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 27 patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m(2) who underwent robot-assisted hysterectomy for endome...

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Autores principales: Mitsuhashi, Akira, Ishikawa, Hiroshi, Habu, Yuji, Usui, Hirokazu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9160667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35663848
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2022.101014
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of head-down tilt on airway pressure in gynecologic patients with obesity during robot-assisted hysterectomy. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 27 patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m(2) who underwent robot-assisted hysterectomy for endometrial cancer and endometrial atypical hyperplasia using the da Vinci Xi system. Mechanical ventilation was performed using pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV). Surgery was performed at 20° (group A, n = 17) or 25° head-down tilt (group B, n = 10). Respiratory parameters, including positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), tidal volume (TV), mean airway pressure (P mean), and peak airway pressure (P peak), were measured before (T1) and after the head-down tilt at 1 h (T2) and 2 h (T3) during anesthesia. RESULTS: The median BMI was 37.5 (range 28–51) kg/m(2), with no between-group variation. Oxygenation was maintained intraoperatively for all patients. The expiratory carbon dioxide partial pressure was 43.6 (95% confidence interval (CI) 42.2–45.0) mmHg. The P mean peak at T2 in group B was significantly higher than in group A (P < 0.011); however, other parameters at T2 and T3 did not differ significantly between the groups. Patients with BMI ≥ 40 kg/m(2) had significantly higher respiratory parameters than those with BMI < 40 kg/m(2). In patients with BMI ≥ 40 kg/m(2), the mean P means and P peaks at T3 were 17.3 cmH(2)O (95% CI 16.3–18.3) and 29.4 cmH(2)O (95% CI 27.1–31.7), respectively. DISCUSSION: With careful anesthetic management during PCV, robot-assisted surgery with a head-down tilt of 25° or below may be safe, even in patients with class III obesity.