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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2023; 15(7): 1454-1464
Published online Jul 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i7.1454
Incidence, characteristics and risk factors for alveolar recruitment maneuver-related hypotension in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection
Nan-Rong Zhang, Zhi-Nan Zheng, Kai Wang, Hong Li
Nan-Rong Zhang, Zhi-Nan Zheng, Kai Wang, Hong Li, Department of Anesthesia, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510655, Guangdong Province, China
Kai Wang, Hong Li, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510655, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Li H contributed to study design; Zhang NR, Zheng ZN, and Wang K contributed to data collection; Li H, Zhang NR, and Wang K contributed to data analysis and manuscript preparation; and all authors contributed to manuscript review.
Supported by the Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, No. A2017045.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (approval No. 2017ZSLYEC-002).
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from all the subjects before enrollment in the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that there are no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the study, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Data sharing statement: The data of this study can be obtained from the corresponding author Hong Li if reasonably requested.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Hong Li, MD, Doctor, Researcher, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 26 Yuancun Erheng Road, Guangzhou 510655, Guangdong Province, China. lihong36@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Received: January 30, 2023
Peer-review started: January 30, 2023
First decision: April 20, 2023
Revised: May 9, 2023
Accepted: May 31, 2023
Article in press: May 31, 2023
Published online: July 27, 2023
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background

The alveolar recruitment maneuver (ARM) strategy, an important component of lung-protective ventilation, is still not broadly used in the operating room, partly due to its transient hypotension effect.

Research motivation

To promote the proper application of intraoperative lung-protective ventilation.

Research objectives

To investigate the characteristics and risk factors for ARM-related hypotension in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection.

Research methods

This was a secondary analysis of the PROtective Ventilation using Open Lung approach Or Not trial and included 140 subjects. An ARM was repeated every 30 min during intraoperative mechanical ventilation. The primary endpoint was ARM-related hypotension, defined as a mean arterial pressure (MAP) < 60 mmHg during an ARM or within 5 min after an ARM. The risk factors for hypotension were identified. The peri-ARM changes in blood pressure were analyzed for the first three ARMs (ARM1,2,3) and the last ARM (ARMlast).

Research results

Thirty-four subjects (24.3%) developed ARM-related hypotension. Of all 1027 ARMs, 37 (3.61%) induced hypotension. More ARMs under nonpneumoperitoneum (33/349, 9.46%) than under pneumoperitoneum conditions (4/678, 0.59%) induced hypotension (P < 0.01). The incidence of hypotension was higher at ARM1 points than at non-ARM1 points (18/135, 13.3% vs 19/892, 2.1%; P < 0.01). The median percentage decrease in the MAP at ARM1 was 14%. Age ≥ 74 years, blood loss ≥ 150 mL and peak inspiratory pressure under pneumoperitoneum < 24 cm H2O were risk factors for ARM-related hypotension.

Research conclusions

When an ARM was repeated intraoperatively, a quarter of subjects developed ARM-related hypotension, but only 3.61% of ARMs induced hypotension. ARM-related hypotension most occurred in a hemodynamically unstable state or a hypovolemic state, and in elderly subjects. Fortunately, ARMs that were performed under pneumoperitoneum conditions had less impact on blood pressure.

Research perspectives

The proper application of the ARM strategy warrants further investigations in a more complicated clinical settings.