Yeungnam Univ J Med.  1985 Dec;2(1):45-51. 10.12701/yujm.1985.2.1.45.

The Effect for Intracranial Pressure during Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation

Abstract

It is well known that intracranial pressure (ICP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) are increased by laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation during induction of general anesthesia, and it may be very dangerous in neurosurgical patients who had increased ICP. Therefore, this study was performed to know the range of ICP increase during induction of the conventional general anesthesia with intubation following thiopental and succinylchohne injections. Intracranial pressure and MAP were measured in 13 patients who underwent craniotomy. All the patients were monitored cerebral epidural ICP and intraarterial pressure preoperatively. The results were as follow: 1. Intracranial pressure was increased of 7.1±7.23 mmHg. 2. Arterial pressure was increased of 43.5±25.46 mmHg. 3. Cerebral perfusion pressure was increased of 33.3±27.53 mmHg. It is stressed that certain procedures are necessary to prevent from further increase of ICP due to induction of general anesthesia in patients with increased ICP.


MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, General
Arterial Pressure
Cerebrovascular Circulation
Craniotomy
Humans
Intracranial Pressure*
Intubation
Intubation, Intratracheal*
Laryngoscopy*
Thiopental
Thiopental
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