Regional Haemodynamic Changes in Radial Artery Assessment With Continuous Pulsed-wave Doppler Ultrasound

Regional Haemodynamic Changes in Radial Artery Assessment With Continuous Pulsed-wave Doppler Ultrasound in Patients Undergoing Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery With Different Kinds of Anaesthesia Management

The objective of the trial was to evaluate velocity-associated parameters of pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasound at induction, discharge from the post-anaesthesia care unit and during inspiratory cough in addition to the consumption of phenylephrine during the operation in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery with three types of anaesthesia management.

The objective of the trial was to evaluate velocity-associated parameters of pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasound at induction, discharge from the post-anaesthesia care unit and during inspiratory cough in addition to the consumption of phenylephrine during the operation in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery with three types of anaesthesia management. The patients in this trial were visited during the entire operation and just before leaving the post-anaesthesia care unit. Velocity-associated data related to pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasound and the consumption of phenylephrine were collected.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. ethnic Chinese;
2. age, 18 to 65 years old;
3. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II;
4. required VATS for lung surgery and one lung ventilation .

Exclusion Criteria:

body mass index exceeding 30 kg/m2; Patients with a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus or arteriosclerosis; and any allergy to drugs used in the study.

Patients with arrhythmias or implanted cardiac pacemakers were excluded. Patients with diseases of the central or peripheral nervous system were excluded.

Patients taking medications affecting the autonomic nervous system, such as b-blockers and calcium channel blockers