Title
Impact of peak expiratory flow rate in general and regional anesthesia: A comparative study
Authors
M. Dinesh1, S.Suganya2,*, Yugesh Kesavamoorthy3, T. Sowmiya4, M. Marimuthu5 & S. Sangeetha5
Affiliation
1Department of Respiratory Care Technology, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute, Velapanchavadi, Chennai - 95, India; 2Department of Physiology, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Alapakkam, Maduravoiyal, India; 3Department of Anatomy, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research (DU), Porur, Chennai – 600 116, Tamilnadu, India; 4Department of biochemistry, Indira medical College and hospital, Thiruvallur, Tamilnadu, India; 5Department of Anesthesia, Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam, Tamilnadu, India; *Corresponding author
S Suganya - E - mail: suganya.physiology@madch.edu.in; Phone: +91
9444969730
M. Dinesh - E - mail: Dinesh.rct@drmgrdu.ac.in; Phone: +91
9444777966
Yugesh Kesavamoorthy - E - mail: yugesh@sriramachandra.edu.in;
Phone: +91 9444747753
T. Sowmiya - E - mail: tsowmii@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9080142789
M. Marimuthu - E - mail: marisehwag219@gmail.com; Phone: +91
9080426583
S. Sangeetha - E - mail: sangeethasotat2020@gmail.com; Phone: +91
9940489047
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received May 1, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025
Abstract
Anesthesia can have a significant impact on Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) due to several factors that leads to partial airway blockage and restriction air flow making it harder to exhale forcefully. A sample size of 150 study participants was taken, among which 75 subjects were undergone general anesthesia and 75 subjects undergone regional anesthesia. We categorize the participants into 2 groups, where group 1 receives general anesthesia and group 2 receives regional anesthesia. The subjects were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. PEFR (336.02 ± 52.35) and Respiratory rate (16.07 ± 2.42) were found to be drastically reduced in post-operative when compared to pre-operative which was statistically significant (P<0.05). Therefore, it is observed that PEFR is significantly reduced in patients receiving general anesthesia during post-operative period where there is no much change in regional anesthesia.
Keywords
Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), general anesthesia, regional anesthesia
Citation
Dinesh et al. Bioinformation 21(5): 1082-1086 (2025)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
