Intraoperative Peak Airway Pressure Changes on Postoperative Pulmonary Function After Muscle Plication

Effects of Intraoperative Peak Airway Pressure Changes on Postoperative Pulmonary Function After Muscle Plication in Abdominoplasty Operations: A Randomized Double-Blind Trial

An abdominal panniculus excision procedure is known as an abdominoplasty (panniculectomy). Musculofascial plication is a crucial aspect of abdominoplasty, especially for patients with significant divarication of the recti muscles. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of intraoperative changes in peak airway pressure (PAP) after muscle plication on postoperative pulmonary function.

Musculofascial plication is a crucial aspect of abdominoplasty, especially for patients with significant divarication of the recti muscles. This surgical procedure involves the removal of surplus skin and fat around the abdomen, known as panneculectomy, and the anterior abdominal wall muscles' laxity being tightened. This study aimed to elucidate the effect of intraoperative changes in PAP after muscle plication on postoperative pulmonary function.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age ranged between 20 and 50 years old,
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification I
• came for abdominoplasty operation

Exclusion Criteria:

• anemia or hemoglobin levels below 11g/dl
• bleeding problems
• cardiovascular disorders
• restrictive and obstructive respiratory disease
• abdominoplasty without plication.