Obesity negatively affects hemodynamics and cerebral physiology. We investigated the effect of the utilization of an intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) device on hemodynamics and cerebral physiology in patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery under general anesthesia with lung-protective ventilation. Sixty-four patients (body mass index > 30 kg/m2) were randomly assigned to groups that received an IPC device (IPC group, n = 32) and did not (control group, n = 32). The mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), need for vasopressors, cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2), and cerebral desaturation events were recorded. The incidence of intraoperative hypotension was not significantly different between groups (p = 0.153). Changes in MAP and HR over time were similar between groups (p = 0.196 and p = 0.705, respectively). The incidence of intraoperative cerebral desaturation was not significantly different between groups (p = 0.488). Changes in rSO2 over time were similar between the two groups (p = 0.190) during pneumoperitoneum. Applying IPC to patients with obesity in the steep reverse Trendelenburg position may not improve hemodynamic parameters, vasopressor requirements, or rSO2 values during pneumoperitoneum under lung-protective ventilation. During laparoscopic bariatric surgery, IPC alone has limitations in improving hemodynamics and cerebral physiology.
Keywords: cerebral desaturation; hemodynamic; intermittent pneumatic compression; obesity.