The effect of acetazolamide on intra-ocular pressure after Trendelenburg positioning - a randomised double-blind crossover trial in volunteers
dc.contributor.author | Guo, Boliang | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-29T08:39:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-09-29T08:39:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vitish-Sharma, P., King, A. J., Abbas, A., Maxwell-Armstrong, C., Guo, B. & Acheson, A. G. (2017). The effect of acetazolamide on intra-ocular pressure after Trendelenburg positioning - a randomised double-blind crossover trial in volunteers. Anaesthesia, 72 (12), pp.1523-1527. | en |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1111/anae.14017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12904/10168 | |
dc.description.abstract | Recent evidence suggests Trendelenburg positioning can produce a significant rise in intra-ocular pressure. Peri-operative vision loss in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery has been reported with the rise in intra-ocular pressure suggested as a possible factor. Acetazolamide decreases intra-ocular pressure by reducing the formation of aqueous humour, so we aimed to investigate if it could attenuate the intra-ocular pressure rise that can occur in the Trendelenburg position. Nine healthy volunteers were recruited and randomly assigned to a double-blind crossover comparison of placebo or acetazolamide with a minimal 4 days' washout period before the second study day. One and a half hours after taking the medication, volunteers lay head-down at 17 degrees for 4 h. Intraocular pressure measurements were repeated in both eyes every 30 min over a 4-h period. There were two males and seven female volunteers, with a mean (SD) age of 54.3 (18.5) years. The mean (SD) increase in intra-ocular pressure following 4 h in the Trendelenburg position was 3.17 (4.63) mmHg after the placebo, and 0.02 (4.01) mmHg (p = 0.02) after acetazolamide. We have shown than acetazolamide can attenuate the rise that occurs in intra-ocular pressure when in the Trendelenburg position. | |
dc.description.uri | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.14017/abstract | |
dc.subject | Blindness | |
dc.title | The effect of acetazolamide on intra-ocular pressure after Trendelenburg positioning - a randomised double-blind crossover trial in volunteers | en |
dc.type | Article | |
html.description.abstract | Recent evidence suggests Trendelenburg positioning can produce a significant rise in intra-ocular pressure. Peri-operative vision loss in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery has been reported with the rise in intra-ocular pressure suggested as a possible factor. Acetazolamide decreases intra-ocular pressure by reducing the formation of aqueous humour, so we aimed to investigate if it could attenuate the intra-ocular pressure rise that can occur in the Trendelenburg position. Nine healthy volunteers were recruited and randomly assigned to a double-blind crossover comparison of placebo or acetazolamide with a minimal 4 days' washout period before the second study day. One and a half hours after taking the medication, volunteers lay head-down at 17 degrees for 4 h. Intraocular pressure measurements were repeated in both eyes every 30 min over a 4-h period. There were two males and seven female volunteers, with a mean (SD) age of 54.3 (18.5) years. The mean (SD) increase in intra-ocular pressure following 4 h in the Trendelenburg position was 3.17 (4.63) mmHg after the placebo, and 0.02 (4.01) mmHg (p = 0.02) after acetazolamide. We have shown than acetazolamide can attenuate the rise that occurs in intra-ocular pressure when in the Trendelenburg position. |