A study to evaluate effect of PEEP and end-tidal carbon dioxide on optic nerve sheath diameter

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Renu BalaJyoti Sharma

Abstract

PEEP is commonly used to improve postoperative respiratory outcomes in surgical and ICU patients. It is thought to increase ICP by impending CSF outflow and cerebral venous drainage. Hyperventilation is used to decrease ICP in patients having intracranial hypertension. We investigated the effect of various levels of PEEP and EtCO2 on ONSD as an indirect predictor of ICP in patients undergoing surgery under GA. After induction, different levels of PEEP and EtCO2 were applied to 50 patients. Sonographic ONSD was measured 5 minutes after stabilization of each new setting. Haemodynamic parameters like pulse, SpO2, BP were also recorded. Quantitative variables were expressed as Mean ± SD and compared across between follow-ups using paired t-test. Qualitative variables were expressed in number and percentage. Baseline ONSD was 0.44 ± 0.06 cm. It increased significantly to 0.45 ± 0.07 cm, 0.47 ± 0.07 cm and 0.49 ± 0.07 cm after applying PEEP of 8, 12 and 15 cm H2O PEEP, respectively. It significantly decreased to 0.42 ± 0.06 cm, 0.41 ± 0.06 cm and 0.40 ± 0.06 cm after hyperventilation, EtCO2 range 35-37, 32-34 and 29-31 mm Hg. Results were statistically significant but clinically not significant. We conclude that there are acute and d...Continue Reading

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