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Assessing the Frequency of Trigeminocardiac Reflex in Maxillary and Mandibular Cyst Operations

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Kutahya Health Sciences University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Jaw Cysts
Hemodynamic Instability
Trigeminocardiac Reflex

Treatments

Procedure: Enucleation of cysts

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06605716
KutahyaHSU/BedreddinCavli/002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the frequency of trigeminocardiac reflex development during the surgical removal of large cystic structures within the maxillary and mandibular bones in healthy adults. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • What is the frequency of trigeminocardiac reflex development during the related surgical procedure?
  • Does the frequency of TCR differ between the maxilla and mandible?
  • Does the risk level for TCR increase in surgical procedures near vital structures (sinus floor, nasal floor, inferior alveolar nerve) depending on the size of the cyst?

Full description

A total of 34 patients, including 17 undergoing maxillary and 17 undergoing mandibular cyst enucleations, were included in the study. Evaluation of the patients was performed using orthopantomogram films. The distances of the relevant cysts from surrounding vital structures were recorded, confirmed, and documented as necessary with cone beam computed tomography images if less than or greater than 1 mm.

Patients were divided into 2 groups, evenly comprising 17 patients each in maxilla and mandible groups. The surgeries included in the study were performed by a single surgeon. Surgical procedures utilized crestal incisions with horizontal and vertical relaxing incisions related to the size of the cysts.

The follow-up of the trigeminocardiac reflex (TKR) was conducted due to the occurrence of sudden bradycardia that was unprecedented following a tachycardia, which could develop within a few seconds and showed improvement when the procedure was paused. To ensure accurate and timely monitoring of this sudden process and to track potential asystole, patients were preferred to be monitored. Monitoring was facilitated using 5-channel Contec Medical Systems (Hebei, China) monitors. Throughout the procedure, heart rate, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean arterial pressure, and oxygen saturation were recorded.

The records were obtained during 6 separate surgical stages: firstly, during local anesthesia application; subsequently, during incision, flap elevation, removal of the bone barrier, manipulation and extraction of the cyst, irrigation, and suturing stages. Sudden changes occurring during the procedure were recorded along with their timing.

In defining TCR (Trigeminocardiac Reflex) in the literature, various reference measurement methods include sudden drops in heart rate by more than 10%, more than 20%, or dropping below 60 beats per minute. To highlight these different proportional reference drop values, severity grading was used in the observed TCR findings. Sudden drops in heart rate between 10% and 20% were classified as mild TCR (TKR-1), drops exceeding 20% and heart rate falling below 60 bpm as moderate TCR (TKR-2), and the presence of asystole, syncope, or need for atropine application as severe TCR (TCR-3). The total TCR across all grades was termed as t-TCR. TCR calculation was based on heart rate measurements taken at the beginning of each surgical stage.

To exclude vasovagal syncope, commonly cited as the most frequent cause of neurological emergencies, and high anxiety as etiological factors, patients initially underwent anxiety assessments. Individuals with high anxiety levels were excluded from the study. Patients' anxiety levels were assessed using the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI-S).

Enrollment

34 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients over 18 years of age
  • Patients with cystic lesions at least 1 cm in diameter in the maxilla and mandible
  • Patients with no systemic health problems

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding female patients
  • Patients with systemic health problems
  • Patients with mental or neurological disorders
  • Patients taking antidepressants

Trial design

Primary purpose

Screening

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

34 participants in 2 patient groups

Maxilla
Experimental group
Description:
Presence of cystic structures larger than 1 cm in the maxilla with a surgical indication for enucleation Healthy adults
Treatment:
Procedure: Enucleation of cysts
Mandibula
Experimental group
Description:
Presence of cystic structures larger than 1 cm in the mandible with a surgical indication for enucleation Healthy adults
Treatment:
Procedure: Enucleation of cysts

Trial documents
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