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- Hwa Song Jong
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Korea)
- Tae Won Lim
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Korea)
- Ki Tae Jung
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Korea
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical School, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea)
Abstract
Monitoring core temperature is crucial for maintaining normothermia during general anesthesia. Insertion of a gastric decompression tube (GDT) may be required during laparoscopic surgery. Recently, a newly designed GDT with a thermistor for monitoring esophageal temperature has been introduced. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the optimal insertion depth of a GDT with a thermistor. Forty-eight patients undergoing elective laparoscopic surgery in the Trendelenburg position were included in the study. The GDT was inserted to a depth of nose–earlobe–xiphoid distance (NEX) + 12 cm and withdrawn sequentially, 2 cm at a time, at 5-min intervals. Temperatures of the GDT thermistor were compared with the core temperature of the tympanic membrane (TM) using Bland and Altman analysis. The correlation between optimal insertion depth of the GDT and anatomical distance (cricoid cartilage to the carina, CCD; carina to the left hemidiaphragm, CLHD) was evaluated, and a mathematical model to predict the optimal insertion depth of the GDT with a thermistor was calculated. Temperatures of TM and GDT thermistor at NEX + 4 cm showed good agreement and strong correlation, but better agreement and stronger correlation were seen at the actual location with the most minor temperature differences. The optimal insertion depth of the GDT was estimated as −15.524 + 0.414 × CCD − 0.145 × CLHD and showed a strong correlation with the actual GDT insertion depth (correlation coefficient 0.797, adjusted R 2 = 0.636). The mathematical formula using CCD and CLHD would be helpful in determining the optimal insertion depth of a GDT with a thermistor.
Suggested Citation
Hwa Song Jong & Tae Won Lim & Ki Tae Jung, 2022.
"Optimal Insertion Depth of Gastric Decompression Tube with a Thermistor for Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery in Trendelenburg Position,"
IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-11, November.
Handle:
RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:22:p:14708-:d:967439
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