The optimal position for surgery is one in which the patient is provided the best possible surgical intervention and put at minimum risk. Different surgical positions may cause changes in tissue perfusion. This study investigates the relationship between surgical patient positions and perfusion index. A sample of 61 healthy individuals with no peripheral circulatory disorders, chronic diseases, or anemia was included in this study. Participants held six different positions: supine, prone, 45-degree sitting-supine, 45-degree supine with legs lifted, Trendelenburg (45-degrees head down), and reverse Trendelenburg (45-degrees head up). Perfusion index values were then measured and recorded after individuals held their positions for five minutes. Participants’ perfusion index values were affected by different body positions (p < 0.05). Perfusion index was lowest in the sitting position (4.5 ± 2.5) and highest in individuals with Trendelenburg position (7.8 ± 3.8). Different body positions can cause changes in tissue perfusion. This should be considered in patient follow-up along with the perfusion index.

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Aim: Although Myocardial bridge (MB) is known as a benign condition, it has been demonstrated to be associated with cardiac arrhythmias and poor outcomes. Frontal QRS‐T angle (fQRSTa) is a novel indicator of repolarization and depolarization heterogeneity. Last studies indicated that associated with fQRSTa and adverse cardiac events. No study evaluated the relationship between fQRSTa and MB. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between MB and fQRSTa.Methods: This study included 91 patients with normal coronary arteries and 89 patients with MB. Coronary angiography was performed in all patients due to ischemia findings on treadmill exercise test or myocardial scintigraphy.2‐lead surface electrocardiograms (ECGs) of all patients were evaluated. QT interval, fQRSTa, QTc interval were measured from surface ECGs.Results: Baseline clinical, echocardiographic and laboratory parameters were similar between MB and control group. However, when compared to control group, patients with MB had importantly raised fQRSTa [27 (20–41) vs. 23 (12–37) p = 0.007]. In correlation analysis, fQRSTa was positively correlated with MB length (r = 0.411, p < 0.001). Linear regression analysis showed that MB length was the just considerable predictor of fQRSTa (β = 0.247, p = 0.041).Conclusions: The fQRSTa is a novel electrocardiographic marker that can be easily obtained from surface ECG. We have shown for the first time that MB length is a significant predictor of fQRSTa.

Increased intra-abdominal pressure during laparoscopic surgery, anesthesia, patient position, and neuroendocrine response may increase the risk of arrhythmia. This study aimed to investigate the perioperative changes in the frontal QRS-T angle in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia. Therefore, electrophysiological parameters at different stages of laparoscopic cholecystectomy were studied using the frontal QRS-T angle and the risk of arrhythmia susceptibility was investigated. This prospective observational study included 48 patients aged 23 to 65 years with an American Society of Anesthesiologists score of 1 to 3 who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the operating room of Gaziosmanpaşa University Research and Application Hospital. Electrocardiographic recordings were obtained immediately before surgery, immediately before and after intra-abdominal carbon dioxide insufflation, 2 minutes after reverse Trendelenburg, immediately after extubation, and 2 hours postoperatively, and the frontal plane QRS-T angle, QT and QTc interval were studied. Rhythm disturbances, bleeding and complications were recorded. The frontal QRS-T angle, QT and QTc interval were significantly increased with intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) compared to baseline ( P < .001, P < .001, P < .001, respectively). Similarly, frontal QRS-T angle, QT, and QTc interval increased significantly with reverse Trendelenburg position compared to baseline ( P < .001, P < .001, P < .001, respectively). The frontal QRS-T angle, which increased with IAH and the reverse Trendelenburg position, significantly decreased immediately after the patient woke up ( P < .001). Heart rate and mean arterial pressure increased significantly with IAH compared to those just before carbon dioxide insufflation ( P = .03, P < .001, respectively). The present study found that IAH induction and reverse Trendelenburg positioning increased the frontal QRS-T angle, QT, and QTc interval in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. These prolonged values may cause serious arrhythmias, particularly in patients with cardiac disease. Therefore, it is very important for anesthetists to be aware of electrocardiographic changes such as arrhythmias in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.