The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
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The effects of total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) on cerebral oxygenation in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) have not been investigated. We examined the changes in jugular venous oxygen saturation (SjvO2 ) and regional cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (rSO2 ) during RALP under TIVA. Whether rSO2 could reflect SjvO2 was also examined. ⋯ These findings suggested that TIVA could be safely used for RALP. It was also demonstrated that rSO2 did not accurately reflect SjvO2 during RALP. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.