Compare the effect of lubricant gel and normal saline during laryngeal airway mask on hemodynamic stability and reactive symptoms of withdrawal from anesthesia was performed in patients undergoing cataract surgery: A randomized double-blind clinical trial study

Many eye surgeries are performed annually in the world, one of the most common of which is cataract surgery. Due to the short length of cataract surgery, a laryngeal mask can be used instead of a tracheal tube, which has more complications. However, withdrawal reactions from anesthesia and the persistence of hemodynamic symptoms due to the sensitivity of eye surgery are still being studied. The aim of this study was to compare the two methods of using lubricant gel and normal saline while applying laryngeal airway mask (LMA) on hemodynamic symptoms and anesthesia reactions in patients undergoing cataract surgery.

This randomized double-blind clinical trial study was performed on 120 patients undergoing cataract surgery. Patients were randomly divided into two equal groups of normal saline and lubricant gel. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate and arterial blood oxygen saturation before and immediately after induction were calculated 5 minutes postoperatively, 15 minutes postoperatively, 30 minutes postoperatively and in recovery. Episodes of cough, sore throat, nausea and vomiting were also recorded in recovery, 1, 6, 12 and 24 hours after surgery in the ophthalmology ward.

The findings of the present study showed that the study groups did not differ significantly in terms of demographic characteristics