Intraocular pressure changes in patients undergoing cataract extraction and lens implantation: laryngeal mask airway versus endotracheal tube
South. Afr. j. anaesth. analg. (Online)
; 15(2): 23-27, 2009. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Objectives:
To investigate the influence on intraocular pressure (IOP) of airway management with a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) or tracheal tube (ETT); and secondly to compare the devices with regard to their impact on IOP.Design:
Prospective; randomized observational study over a four-month period (August - November 2002)Setting:
University-affiliated tertiary level hospital in Pretoria; South AfricaSubjects:
Forty ASA I and II adult patients undergoing unilateral cataract extraction and lens implantation under general anaesthesia Outcomemeasures:
Changes in intraocular pressure after placement of airway deviceMethods:
Following a standard anaesthestic induction with propofol and atracurium; airway management was randomized to LMA or ETT. IOP was measured pre-induction; 3 min post induction but before airway manipulation; 20 sec post LMA or ETT insertion and finally 2 min post airway instrumentation.Results:
There was a small increase in mean IOP in the LMA group; which was statistically insignificant. However there was a significant rise in mean IOP in the ETT group (p = 0.0001) which returned to almost pre-insertion levels at 2 minutes.Conclusions:
The LMA causes minimal changes in intraocular pressure when used to secure the airway during cataract surgery. The rise in IOP following tracheal intubation is significant; yet transient and probably clinically insignificant
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AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
South Africa
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Cataract Extraction
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Laryngeal Masks
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Lens Implantation, Intraocular
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Intraocular Pressure
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Observational study
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
South. Afr. j. anaesth. analg. (Online)
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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