Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Undergoing a scheduled laparoscopic bariatric surgery under general anesthesia. • Age group: 18-65 years old • BMI 40 – 59.9 Kg/m2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Pregnant or breast-feeding women • The need to change laparoscopic surgery to an open one. • Allergy to any of the drugs used in the study • 1st or 2nd degree Heart block • Chronic treatment by beta-blockers • HR < 50 bpm, • Heart failure with LVEF < 40%, • Epilepsy or seizures • Alcohol or drug abuse • Psychiatric disease • History of chronic pain
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| oTime between the end of analgesic used and extubation oTime between extubation and reaching Aldrete score of 9 (when applicable). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| o Postoperative pain score for 48 hours using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS),Nalbuphine consumption during the 48 hours following extubation ;o Postoperative hypoxemia. • Postoperative hypoxemia is defined as peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) 20% of basal ? Hypertension is defined as an increase in systolic blood pressure >20% of basal | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Assistant lecturer department of anesthesia faculty of medicine Ain shams university