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The Impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Orthognathic Surgery

Completed
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
Hospital Stay
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Interventions
Procedure: Traditional Approach
Procedure: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Approach
Registration Number
NCT04596774
Lead Sponsor
Istanbul University
Brief Summary

Aim: Orthognathic surgeries are generally associated with blood loss, swelling, postoperative nausea vomiting (PONV), and pain. The aim of this study is to improve postoperative outcome in patients undergoing orthognatic surgeries by the use of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols.

Material methods: After Ethics Committee approval (2020/965), the data of 90 patients who underwent elective orthognathic surgery, were investigated. Following standard monitorization and general anesthesia; Group 1 patients were applied traditional approach and received intraoperative 10 mL/kg/h IV izolen infusion. Group 2 received ERAS approach. Patients in Group 2 did not preoperatively smoke for 48 hours, drank clear liquids until the last 2 hours, and received 6 mL/kg/h IV izolen intraoperatively. In these; gastric aspiration was also applied before extubation, PONV prophylaxis and patient controlled analgesia was added to the routine plans for the first postoperative 48 hours. The primary endpoint was length of hospital stay. The secondary endpoints were intraoperative follow-up data, length of postanesthesia care unit (PACU) stay, numeric rating scale (NRS) pain scores, opioid consumption and PONV incidences through the postoperative first 48 hours, and satisfaction scores.

Detailed Description

Aim: Orthognathic surgeries are extensive surgeries including both soft and hard tissues of the facial region of the skull associated with blood loss, inflammatory reactions, massive swelling, postoperative nausea vomiting (PONV), and severe pain. Therefore; in most of the patients who are with dentofacial deformity and undergo orthognathic surgery, postoperative recovery generally requires a long troublesome period. The aim of this study is to improve postoperative outcome by the use of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols.

Material methods: After Ethics Committee approval (2020/965), the data of 90 patients who underwent elective orthognathic surgery, were investigated. Following standard monitorization and general anesthesia; Group 1 patients were applied traditional approach and received intraoperative 10 mL/kg/h IV izolen infusion. Rescue analgesics and PONV prophylaxis were applied when required through the postoperative first 48 hours. Group 2 received ERAS approach. Patients in Group 2 did not preoperatively smoke for 48 hours, drank clear liquids until the last 2 hours, and received 6 mL/kg/h IV izolen infusion intraoperatively. In these; gastric aspiration was also applied before extubation, PONV prophylaxis was supported routinely, and patient controlled analgesia was added to the routine analgesia plan for the first postoperative 48 hours. The primary endpoint was length of hospital stay. The secondary endpoints were intraoperative follow-up data, numeric rating scale (NRS) pain scores, opioid consumption, PONV incidences, length of postanesthesia care unit (PACU) stay, satisfaction scores of two groups through the postoperative first 48 hours.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients undergoing orthognathic surgery (bimaxillary, mandibular/maxillary)
  • Patients aged between 18 and 40 years of age
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of 1-2
  • Capable of understanding the instructions for using the NRS pain scores
  • Capable of replying the study-based questions
  • Absence of mental/psychiatric disorders
  • Absence of chronic analgesic/opioid use
  • Absence of alcohol/illicit drug use

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients who are younger than 18 years of age
  • Patients who are older than 45 years of age
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of 3-4
  • Not capable of consenting
  • Not capable of understanding the instructions for using the NRS pain
  • scores
  • Not capable of replying the study-based questions
  • Presence of mental/psychiatric disorders
  • Presence of chronic analgesic/opioid use
  • Presence of alcohol/illicit drug use
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Group 1Traditional ApproachGroup 1 patients were applied traditional approach. Patients received intraoperative 10 mL/kg/h IV izolen infusion. Opioids and PONV prophylaxis were applied when required.
Group 2Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) ApproachGroup 2 received Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) approach. Patients did not preoperatively smoke for 48 hours, drank clear liquids until the last 2 hours and received 6 mL/kg/h IV izolen infusion intraoperatively. In these; gastric aspiration was applied before extubation, PONV prophylaxis was supported routinely, and patient controlled analgesia was added to the routine analgesia plan for the first postoperative 48 hours.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Length of hospital stay0-48 hours

Post Anaesthetic Discharge Scoring System (PADSS) (≥9/10)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient satisfaction0-48 hours

Satisfaction score: 0: very unsatisfied, 3: very satisfied

Surgeon satisfaction0-48 hours

Satisfaction score: 0: very unsatisfied, 3: very satisfied

Mean arterial pressure (MAP)0-5 hours

Intraoperative follow-up

Pain (Numeric rating scale (NRS)) scores0-48 hours

Postoperative Numeric rating scale (NRS) pain scores (0: no pain, 10: worst pain imaginable)

Heart rate0-5 hours

Intraoperative follow-up

Intraoperative fentanyl requirement0-5 hours

Intraoperative follow-up

Length of stay in postoanesthesia care unit (PACU)0-1 hours

Modified Aldrete Scoring system (≥9/10)

The amount of blood loss0-5 hours

Intraoperative follow-up (aspirator and gases)

Postoperative first oral intake0-24 hours

First oral liquid (water) intake time (postoperatively as soon as possible)

The difference of preoperative-postoperative haemoglobin values0-12 hours

Preop Hb-Postop Hb

Postoperative first passage of flatus or stool0-24 hours

First passage of flatus or stool (postoperatively as soon as possible)

Opioid (meperidine) consumption0-48 hours

Amount of opioid administered to the patient through the postoperative first 48 hours (Group 1: NRS≥4, Group 2: Patient controlled analgesia system)

Incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)0-48 hours

Number of feeling nausea or vomiting (on postoperative days 1 and 2)

Postoperative first mobilization0-24 hours

First mobilization time (standing up-walking for any reason) (postoperatively as soon as possible)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

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Istanbul, Turkey

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