Effect of Extubation Location on Operating Room Time and Recovery After Robot-assisted Surgery

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to evaluate how the location of tracheal extubation affects operating room OR efficiency and patient recovery after robotic-assisted surgery. The study compares extubation performed either in the post-anesthesia care unit PACU or in the OR itself. The goal is to see if extubating in the PACU can reduce OR occupancy time without increasing complications or lowering recovery quality in the early period after surgery. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups one group will be transferred from the OR to the PACU with the breathing tube in place and extubated in the PACU, while the other group will be extubated in the OR before being moved to the PACU. This approach aims to assess the impact of extubation site on perioperative efficiency and safety during robot-assisted laparoscopic surgeries. During the study, researchers will monitor the time the operating room is occupied up to 2 hours after surgery as the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes include tracking adverse events, emergence delirium, recovery scores, and discharge times from the PACU within a few hours post-surgery. The study involves detailed observation of recovery quality and safety, with participants expected to be adults scheduled for elective robotic surgery under general anesthesia.

Site of Tracheal Extubation and Operating Room Efficiency During Robot-assisted Surgery