Prospective randomized evaluation of propofol and desflurane in patients undergoing surgery for cerebellopontine angle tumors

  • Hemant Bhagat Department of Anesthesia & Intensive Care
  • Ishwar Bhukal Department of Anesthesia & Intensive Care
  • Neeru Sahni Department of Anesthesia & Intensive Care
  • Puneet Khanna Department of Anesthesia & Intensive Care, All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, (India)
  • Sunil K Gupta Department of Neurosurgery Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Kairon Block, Sector 12, Chandigarh, 160012, (India)
Keywords: Propofol, Desflurane, Cerebellopontine angle tumor, Tumor resection, Brain surgery, Neuroanesthesia

Abstract

Background & objective: Resection of cerebellopontine (CP) angle tumors is a technically demanding surgery in view of important neural structures in the vicinity of tumor giving limited working area to the neurosurgeon. Consequently, it is important to advocate anesthetic techniques which provide optimal surgical conditions. Moreover, the prolonged duration of surgery necessitates fast   tracking of emergence from anesthesia to allow early neurological complication and reintervention. We compared the effect of propofol and desflurane on hemodynamics, brain relaxation, vasomotor response to surgical stimulus, emergence and postoperative complications in patients undergoing cerebellopontine angle tumor resection.

 

Published
01-25-2019
How to Cite
Bhagat, H., Bhukal, I., Sahni, N., Khanna, P., & Gupta, S. K. (2019). Prospective randomized evaluation of propofol and desflurane in patients undergoing surgery for cerebellopontine angle tumors. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 478-484. Retrieved from https://mail.apicareonline.com/index.php/APIC/article/view/286
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