Effect of general anesthesia with sevoflurane and dexmedetomidine on postoperative recovery for patients for undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Abstract

Objective To compare the effects of dexmedetomidine (DEX) and remifentainil (REM) combined with sevoflurane (SEV) for general anesthesia on recovery quality in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC).Methods Sixty patients (ASA grade Ⅰ-Ⅱ) who underwent LC were divided into DEX combined with SEV for general anesthesia group (DEX group) and REM combined with SEV for general anesthesia group (REM group) by table of random digit,with 30 cases each.Time of first inspiration,eye opening,extubation,orientation recovery and passage of gas by anus were recorded.Vital sign,numeric rating score (NRS),Ramsay score and untoward reaction were recorded.Degree of satisfaction of patients,post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse and surgeon were evaluated.Results The time of extubation and passage of gas by anus in DEX group were significantly shorter than those in REM group [(12.0 ±3.9) min vs.(15.9 ±5.6) min,t =-3.130,P =0.003; (18.5 ±3.4) h vs.(23.6 ±5.8) h,t =-5.455,P =0.000].However,the time of eye opening and orientation recovery in DEX group were significantly longer than those in REM group [(15.5 ± 4.2) min vs.(11.7 ± 2.9) min,t =4.078,P =0.000;(19.5 ± 4.5) min vs.(14.8 ± 3.6) min,t =4.315,P =0.000].During the first 2 h after operation,Ramsay score in DEX group was significantly higher than that in REM group (P ＜ 0.05),but NRS in DEX group was significanty lower than that in REM group (P ＜ 0.05),the patients with additional analgesics was minor than REM group (2 cases vs.9 cases,P ＜ 0.05).The percentages of patients suffering shivering and postoperative nausea and vomiting in DEX group were significantly lower than those in REM group [3.3％(1/30) vs.33.3％(10/30),6.7％(2/30) vs.30.0％ (9/30),P ＜0.05].Degree of satisfaction of patients and PACU nurse in DEX group were higher than those in REM group [89.0(72.0-100.0) scores vs.80.0(70.0-95.0) scores,Z =-4.066,P =0.000; 92.0 (80.0-99.0) scores vs.90.0 (80.0-95.0) scores,Z =-2.906,P =0.004],but degree of satisfaction of surgeon in REM group was higher than that in DEX group [(91.8 ± 5.8) scores vs.(81.7 ±6.1) scores,t =-6.568,P =0.004].Conclusion Compared with REM combined with SEV for general anesthesia,DEX combined with SEV for general anesthesia has a faster recovery for respiration and passing of gas by anus,lower NRS and incidence rates of shivering,nausea and vomiting,improves the quality of recovery for patients undergoing LC. Key words: Convalescence; Anesthesia; Laparoscopes; Sevoflurane