Abstract:
Objective To explore the influence of anesthesia induction with remimazolam and midazolam on anesthesia effect and postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients undergoing abdominal surgery.
Methods A total of 110 elderly patients who underwent abdominal surgery were divided into remimazolam group (55 cases) and midazolam group (55 cases) according to the random number table method. Patients in midazolam group were given midazolam for anesthesia induction, while patients in remimazolam group performed anesthesia induction with remimazolam. The disappearance time of eyelash reflex, surgical time, anesthesia time, anesthesia recovery time, hemodynamic indicators and occurrence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) were observed in the two groups, and the adverse reactions after anesthesia were counted.
Results The disappearance time of eyelash reflex and anesthesia recovery time in remimazolam group were shorter than those in midazolam group (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01), but there was no statistical significance in the surgical time or anesthesia time between the two groups (P > 0.05). Before surgery, there were no statistical differences in heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) between the two groups (P > 0.05). After intubation, after 30 min of surgery and at the end of surgery, the HR and MAP in remimazolam group were lower than those in midazolam group (P < 0.05), but there was no statistical difference in SpO2 between the two groups (P > 0.05). The incidence rates of POCD at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h after surgery were lower in remimazolam group than those in midazolam group (P < 0.05). The differences in adverse reactions after anesthesia were not statistically significant between the two groups (P > 0.05).
Conclusion Compared with midazolam, the use of remazolam anaesthesia for elderly abdominal surgery patients can achieve faster induction of anaesthesia, shorten the patient's recovery time after anaesthesia, has less impact on haemodynamics, better anaesthesia effect, and reduce the risk of postoperative POCD in patients, which is a certain degree of safety.