The Relationship Between Personality Traits and Perioperative Anesthetic Drug Consumption

The Relationship Between Personality Traits and Perioperative Anesthetic Drug Consumption

In this study, we aimed to examine the association between personality traits and amount of anesthetic drug consumption,of the patients who will receive sedoanalgesia for the oocyte retrieval procedure. As well as determining the anxiety scores in the preoperative period, the time to reach the desired sedation level, hemodynamic parameters in the perioperative period, peripheral oxygen saturation, EtCO2 value, postoperative pain, postanesthetic recovery, analgesic drug need, unconscious movement, and patient satisfaction.

Different personality traits, anxiety disorders, depression, and somatoform disorders are frequently encountered in women with infertility problems. Although there are many studies evaluating the relationship of anxiety with variables such as hemodynamic parameters, need for anesthetic medication, recovery times, postoperative pain and analgesic requirements, the relationship between personality traits and these variables has not been investigated.

In our study, considering that the anesthesia needs of these patients with a stressful negative factor such as infertility may be at different levels, preoperative evaluation of the patients with a personality questionnaire will provide better perioperative management, a better quality recovery and possibly a higher quality oocyte aspiration. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the amount of anesthetic agent consumption, recovery times, postoperative pain scores, analgesic requirements, involuntary movement, time to reach sufficient sedation depth, and patient satisfaction of patients thought to have sedation.

All patients will fill out Personality Belief Scale-Short Form (PBQ-S1) and Beck Anxiety Scale one day before the procedure and they will be registered.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18- 50 year-old elective patients who signed the informed consent form from ASA I-II patients scheduled for oocyte retrieval.
• Patients with sufficient education and mental capacity to complete in assessment scales and questionnaires.
• Patients without neurological disorders, psychological illnesses, or drug or alcohol abuse
• Patients without stimulant drug and alcohol consumption
• Absence of significant cardiovascular, respiratory, kidney or liver disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Psychiatric or neurological disorder
• Psychiatric drug use or alcohol consumption
• Pregnancy
• Presence of severe cardiac, hepatic or cerebrovascular disease
• History of allergy to local anesthetics or systemic opioids
• History of chronic pain
• Patients who are unable to evaluate scales and questionnaires