Various volatile anesthetics have been used in hepatectomy in living donors, and their effects on major organs have been extensively evaluated. However, the impact of total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) on postoperative liver and renal functions after large liver resections has been less extensively investigated than that of volatile agents. The aim of this study was to compare the postoperative hepatic and renal functions between volatile anesthesia with desflurane and TIVA with propofolremifentanil in living donors undergoing right hepatectomy. Seventy adult patients were randomly allocated into 2 groups: the desflurane group (n ϭ 35) and TIVA group (n ϭ 35). Aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, prothrombin time (PT), albumin, total bilirubin (TB), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (Cr), BUN/Cr ratio, estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR), platelet count, and hemoglobin levels were analyzed in the preoperative period, immediately after the operation, and on the first, second, third, fifth, seventh, and thirtieth postoperative days (PODs). Most of the liver function test results were not significantly different between the 2 groups. However, PT (international normalized ratio) and TB were significantly greater on POD 5 in the TIVA group. Among the renal function tests, Cr was significantly higher and estimated GFR was significantly lower on POD 1 in the TIVA group. The platelet counts and hemoglobin levels were similar between the 2 groups. In conclusion, the results of our study suggest that living related donors for liver transplant may have a better outcome following anesthesia with desflurane. However, further testing will be necessary to prove this hypothesis.
Total intravenous anesthesia with propofol and remifentanil resulted in transient but salient leukocytic alterations in the peripheral blood in terms of N/L ratio compared with inhalational anesthesia with sevoflurane in laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy.
Old age, preoperative cerebrovascular disease, pulmonary dysfunction, transfusion, and hydroxyethyl starch administration were related to early postoperative delirium. If colloid must be administered, albumin is preferred to hydroxyethyl starch.
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