ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the effect of intravenous dexmedetomidine (0.4 μg·kg 1 ·h 1) on the recovery period in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y surgery.Methods Thirty patients (ASA Ⅰ to Ⅱ,body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2) presenting for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y surgery under general anesthesia were randomly assigned 1:1 to the dexmedetomidine group (group D) or control group (group C).Dexmedetomidine was infused at 0.4 μg·kg-1·h-1 at the beginning of the operation and was discontinued 30 minutes before the end of the surgery in group D.Simultaneously,normal saline was infused at 0.4 μg· kg-1· h-1 in group C.The two groups received the same method of induction and maintenance anesthesia.The intraoperative variables measured included heart rate (HR),mean blood pressure (MBP),low frequency (LF),high frequency (HF),LF/HF ratio extubation time,Silverman-Andersen score (SAS) at the time of extubation,level of agitation during the recovery period,and adverse events.Results HR,MBP,and LF/HF of group C were higher than the baseline values and that of group D (P ＜ 0.05) during the recovery period.LF was higher in group C those in group D (P ＜ 0.05) during the recovery period.MBP was lower than the baseline values (P ＜ 0.05) and SAS at the time of extubation and level of agitation during the anesthesia recovery period were lower in group D (P ＜ 0.05) than in group C.There was no significant difference in HF and extubation time between the two groups (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Infusion of dexmedetomidine during anesthesia in obese patients may improve the quality of emergence from anesthesia without increasing the duration of the anesthesia recovery period.