Comparison of Recovery Profile After TIVA Between Remimazolam With Flumazenil and Propofol

Comparison of Recovery Profile After Total Intravenous Anesthesia Between Remimazolam With Flumazenil and Propofol in Patients Undergoing Thyroidectomy: A Single-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

This prospective, randomized, single-blinded study is designed to compare the recovery profile between propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and remimazolam-based TIVA in patients undergoing thyroidectomy. In the remimazolam group, its antagonist, flumazenil, is administered at the end of surgery. We hypothesize that remimazolam-based TIVA antagonized by flumazenil can significantly shorten the time from the end of anesthetic administration to eye-opening compared to propofol-based TIVA.

Adult patients undergoing elective thyroidectomy are randomly allocated to receive propofol-based TIVA (n=35) or remimazolam-based TIVA (n=35). The recovery profile including the time from the end of anesthetic administration to eye-opening, the time from the end of anesthetic administration to extubation, hemodynamic stability, stability of anesthetic depth, duration of post-anesthetic care stay, the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting during the first 24 hours, and the quality of recover 24 hours after surgery using the quality of recovery-15 was assessed by an investigator. The primary outcome is the time from the end of anesthetic administration to eye-opening.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients scheduled to undergo elective thyroidectomy under general anesthesia
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)physical classification I-II
• Willingness and ability to sign an informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)physical classification III or more
• BMI > 40kg/m^2
• Allergies to anesthetic or analgesic medications (benzodiazepines, propofol, remifentanil, fentanyl citrate, rocuronium bromide, sugammadex, flumazenil)
• Patients who receive mechanical ventilation morethan 2 hours after surgery
• Patients who receive the following medications within 24 hours prior to general anesthetics: anxiolytics, antipsychotics, rifampicin, succinycholine, neostigmine, flumazenil, cyclosporin
• Patients with galactose intolerance or Lapp Lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption
• Medical or psychological disease that can affect the treatment response