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Frequency of Positive Cuff Leak Test Before Extubation in Robotic Surgeries Done in Steep Trendelenburg Position

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Anaesthesia for robotic surgeries done in steep trendelenburg position are associated with risks such as facial oedema, conjunctival chemosis, raised intraocular pressure, laryngeal oedema, and delayed awakening. We proposed the use of the cuff leak test in them to record the frequency of laryngeal oedema at the end of surgery and attempted to find its correlation with probable risk factors. We conducted a prospective observational study of 100 patients aiming primarily to assess the frequency of positive cuff leak test in robotic abdominal surgeries performed in trendelenburg position. The secondary outcomes were to check its correlation with intravenous fluid administration, duration of pneumoperitoneum, and angle of trendelenburg position. We also recorded the frequency of chemosis, the frequency of post-extubation stridor in 24 h post-operatively, and the frequency of reintubation. Out of 100 participants undergoing elective abdominal robotic surgery in trendelenburg position, ninety were analysed. Total 31.6% (n = 30) participants showed positive cuff leak test. Chemosis was observed in 31 (32.6%) participants. No patient experienced post-extubation stridor or required reintubation during post-operative follow up. There was a no correlation between cuff leak test and intravenous fluid, duration of pneumo-peritoneum, or with angle of trendelenburg. The frequency of positive cuff leak test was high in patients at the end of robotic surgery but none of these patients had post-extubation stridor or required reintubations. There was no correlation with the fluid, angle, or duration of surgery. Clinical Trials Registry of India (CTRI/2017/04/008289), ctri.nic.in.

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We would like to thank Dr. J.V. Divatia, our Head of Department, and we are grateful to Mrs. Anjana Srivastava for trial coordination.

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    Jhanvi S. Bajaj

  2. Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Pin, 400012, India

    Sudivya Sharma, Akshat Shah & Gargi Deshpande

  3. KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India

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  4. Mahatma Gandhi Hospital and Medical College, Jaipur, India

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  5. Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India

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Bajaj, J.S., Sharma, S., Mehta, N. et al. Frequency of Positive Cuff Leak Test Before Extubation in Robotic Surgeries Done in Steep Trendelenburg Position. Indian J Surg Oncol 13, 896–901 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-022-01605-8

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