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Published in: BMC Anesthesiology 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research article

Perioperative incidence of airway obstructive and hypoxemic events in patients with confirmed or suspected sleep apnea - a prospective, randomized pilot study comparing propofol/remifentanil and sevoflurane/remifentanil anesthesia

Authors: Philipp Fassbender, Silja Bürgener, Ali Haddad, Marie-Therese Silvanus, Jürgen Peters

Published in: BMC Anesthesiology | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a risk factor for perioperative complications but data on anesthesia regimen are scarce.

Methods

In patients with established or strongly suspected OSA, we assessed in a prospective, randomized design the effects on nocturnal apnea-hypopnea-index (AHI) and oxygen saturation (SpO2) of propofol/remifentanil or sevoflurane/remifentanil based anesthesia. Patients were selected by a history for OSA and / or a positive STOP – questionnaire and received general anesthesia using remifentanil (12 μg/kg/h) combined either with propofol (4-6 mg/kg/h, n = 27) or sevoflurane (approx. 2.2 vol% endtidal, n = 27). AHI and SpO2 were measured during the nights before and after anesthesia.

Results

There were no differences in AHI between anesthetic regimens nor between the pre- and postoperative nights (propofol: 8.6 h− 1 (median, CI: 3.6–21.9) vs. 7.9 h− 1 (1.8–28.8); p = 0.97; sevoflurane: 3.8 h− 1 (1.8–7.3) vs. 2.9 h− 1 (1.2–9.5); p = 0.85). Postoperative minimum SpO2 (propofol: 80.7% ± 4.6, sevoflurane: 81.6 ± 4.6) did not differ from their respective preoperative baselines (propofol: 79.6% ± 6.5; p = 0.26, sevoflurane: 80.8% ± 5.2; p = 0.39). Even in patients with a preanesthetic AHI > 15, nocturnal AHI remained unchanged postoperatively.

Conclusion

Thus, in a cohort of patients with suspected or confirmed OSA undergoing surgery of moderate duration and severity neither the volatile agent sevoflurane nor the intravenous anesthetic propofol altered nocturnal AHI or oxygen saturation, when combined with the short acting opioid remifentanil.

Trial registration

German Clinical Trials Register, DRKS00005824 retrospectively registered on 03/12/2014.
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Metadata
Title
Perioperative incidence of airway obstructive and hypoxemic events in patients with confirmed or suspected sleep apnea - a prospective, randomized pilot study comparing propofol/remifentanil and sevoflurane/remifentanil anesthesia
Authors
Philipp Fassbender
Silja Bürgener
Ali Haddad
Marie-Therese Silvanus
Jürgen Peters
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Anesthesiology / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2253
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-018-0477-9

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