Introduction:

The emergence of short-acting anesthetic drugs stimulated the anesthesiologist to consider a new approach for videolaparoscopic surgery in the elderly. Intense analgesia, decreased opioid consumption, rapid recovery of consciousness, and spontaneous ventilation; early extubation, reduction of complications and reduction of hospital stay.

Objective:

To evaluate in geriatric patients scheduled for elective videolaparoscopic cholecystectomy the effects of total intravenous anesthesia with the combination of ketamine / propofol, comparing it with fentanyl / propofol. Materials and methods: a descriptive, prospective, longitudinal study was carried out in 40 patients aged 60 years and over, ASA II-III at the "Faustino Pérez Hernández" University Hospital in Matanzas in 2018, scheduled for elective videolaparoscopic surgery.

Results:

The average age ranged between 63 and 78 years, with a superiority of the female sex and the white race. The ASA II classification was the most representative in both groups. Cardiovascular antecedents prevailed, there was a slight decrease in expired CO2 values compared to baseline, without significant differences. There was variation of the TAM indistately in both groups. In group 1, the heart rate after induction decreased (70 ± 5 beats/min) and values lower than baseline were maintained during the first 20 min. The mean recovery time was significantly shorter in group 2.

Conclusions:

The association ketamine / propofol provides final positive results.

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