Application of lumbar plexus-sciatic nerve block combined with low-dose Remimazolam anesthesia in elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the value of lumbar plexus-sciatic nerve block combined with low-dose Remimazolam in elderly proximal femoral nail anti-rotation(PFNA)surgery.Methods:60 elderly patients with PFNA surgery were treated from September 2021 to March 2022 in our hospital.They were randomly divided into Propofol group receiving intravenous general anesthesia with laryngeal mask combined with Propofol(control group, n=30)and Remimazolam group with lumbar plexus-sciatic nerve block with laryngeal mask combined with low-dose Remimazolam anesthesia(experimental group, n=30). Mean arterial pressure(MAP)at different time points, heart rate, awakening quality[laryngeal mask removal time], vigilance / sedative observation(OAA / S)score at 15 min after surgery, observation time and various adverse reactions in anesthesia recovery room(in a postanaesthesia care unit, PACU), Montreal cognitive function scale(MoCA)1 day after operation, visual analog score(VAS)at different time points were compared between the two groups.Results:The levels of MAP and HR at the moments of T1, T2, T3, and T4 were lower in the observation group than in the control group(all P<0.05). The time of laryngeal mask removal was shorter in the observation group than in the control group[(8.7±1.3)min and(12.3±1.4)min, t=7.09, P<0.001]. The OAA/S scale value at 15 min after surgery was higher in the observation group than in the control group[(4.6±0.3)and(4.1±0.5), t=4.841, P<0.001]. The incidence of adverse reactions was lower in the observation group than in the control group(3.3% and 20%, χ2=4.043, P=0.044). Visual analogue scale(VAS)value at 3, 6 and 9 hour after surgery were lower in the observation group than in the control group(all P<0.05). The MoCA scores at 6 and 12 hours after operation were higher in the observation group than in the control group( P<0.05). Conclusions:Lumbar plexus-sciatic nerve block combined with low-dose Remimazolam in elderly PFNA surgery is effective and safe, which can reduce the intraoperative hemodynamic fluctuations, optimize the patient's recovery quality, facilitate the postoperative cognitive function recovery, reduce the various adverse reactions, and provide the good analgesic effect within 12 hours after operation.