The effect of head positioning on intraoperative carotid blood flow and postoperative cognitive function of patients undergoing thyroidectomy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- multi nodular goitrecognitive dysfunctionAnaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiologySurgery - Other surgeryMental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviourMetabolic and Endocrine - Other metabolic disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12620000099921
- Lead Sponsor
- Basak Altiparmak
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 46
Inclusion Criteria
The patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II, between 18-65 years old and scheduled for an elective thyroidectomy surgery
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with preoperative Montreal cognitive assessment test score under 24, known psychological disorder, inability of the patient to communicate, hemoglobin level lower than 8 mg dL-1, known hyperlipidemia, hypertension or diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular disorders, BMI over 40 kg m-2, surgical time shorter than 90 min or longer than 120 minutes
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postoperative cognitive function of patients between groups by using Montreal Cognitive Assessment test scores [The day before the surgery, postoperative 6th hour (primary timepoint) ]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The mean degree of neck extension which will be calculated on a lateral view-photograph by an application named Angles in Photos (copyright (c) 2015 kublaios) [After the positioning of the head in the intraoperative period ];difference of volume flow changes between T1-T3 between groups, which will be calculated by doppler ultrasonography [At the end of the operation (T3) ]