Impact of Different Modes of Ventilation With Laryngeal Mask Airway on Pediatric Cataract Surgery

Anesthetic management in pediatric cataract surgery constitutes a special challenge. Any eye movements can lead to an unsatisfactory surgical field and increase the risk of ophthalmological complications. Achieving adequate ventilation of children is considered another challenge due to huge variability in size and lung maturity. Spontaneous breathing is a popular mode of ventilation with several beneficial effects. Controlled ventilation without muscle relaxation using laryngeal mask airway is attractive option because the side effects of muscle relaxants are avoided. Therefore, this study will be conducted to evaluate effects of different modes of ventilation on pediatric cataract surgery aiming to a peri-operative stable anesthesia, better surgical satisfaction and post-operative recovery. This prospective, randomized, comparative clinical study will include 150 children who will be scheduled for elective cataract surgery under general anesthesia in Mansoura ophthalmology center over one year. Informed written consent will be obtained from parents of all subjects in the study after ensuring confidentiality.The study protocol will be explained to parents of all patients in the study who will be kept fasting prior to surgery. Patients will be randomly assigned to three equal groups according to computer-generated table of random numbers using the permuted block randomization method. In the first group, spontaneous ventilation will be maintained with pressure support; while in the two other groups, mechanical ventilation will be applied with pressure controlled modes. The collected data will be coded, processed, and analyzed using SPSS program. All data will be considered statistically significant if P value is ≤ 0.05.