In our study, 75 patients aged 18-80 years, classified as ASA I-II risk groups, who underwent intracranial surgery performed by the Department of Neurosurgery at Trakya University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, were included. After the patients were positioned on the neurosurgical operating table, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, peripheral oxygen saturation, and entropy values were measured in all cases. Baseline values were recorded for patients who underwent ANI (Analgesia Nociception Index) monitoring. In both groups, entropy values were targeted to remain within the range of 40-60. In the ANI group, ANI values were maintained between 50-70. Patients were divided into two groups based on the intraoperative monitoring method applied: the ANI group (n=38) and the control group (n=37). All patients underwent entropy monitoring, while ANI monitoring was exclusively used in the ANI group for pain management. In the ANI group, remifentanil infusion adjustments were made to keep ANI values within the 50-70 range. This study aimed to compare perioperative opioid consumption, postoperative pain, and recovery from anesthesia in patients undergoing intracranial surgery who received general anesthesia and analgesia management guided by either entropy monitoring alone or a combination of entropy and ANI monitoring.
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INTRAOPERATIVE OPIOID USE
Timeframe: during the surgery/procedure