Abstract:Objective To compare the safety of general anesthesia induction with ciprofol and propofol in obesity patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).Methods 170 obesity patients who underwent LSG from January 2021 to December 2023 were selected. The patients were divided into the ciprofol group and the propofol group using the random number table method, with 85 cases in each group. Both groups were given the same sedative (dexmedetomidine), analgesic (remifentanil) and muscle relaxant (cisatracurium besilate). The ciprofol group was intravenously administered ciprofol at a dose of 0.40 mg/kg during the induction period, while the propofol group was intravenously administered propofol at a dose of 2.00 mg/kg in the same period. The incidence of low minute ventilation within 2 days after surgery was compared between the two groups. The mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR) and percutaneous arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) were compared at four time points: before induction (T0), after intubation (T1), before extubation (T2) and after extubation (T3). The induction time, operation time, awakening time, departure time from postanesthesia care unit (PACU), incidence of adverse reactions during induction and intubation, as well as first time getting out of bed after surgery, the time to first postoperative flatus and length of hospital stay were compared between the two groups. Additionally, the visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for pain were compared at 6, 12 and 24 hours after surgery.Results The incidence of low minute ventilation volume in the ciprofol group was 32.94% within 2 days after surgery, which was significantly higher than 10.59% in the propofol group, with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). The MAP of the ciprofol group at T1 and T2 were (98.49 ± 6.88) mmHg and (99.87 ± 10.02) mmHg respectively, which were significantly lower than those of the propofol group [(104.81 ± 11.09) mmHg and (105.07 ± 11.56) mmHg], with statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). The HR of the ciprofol group at T1, T2 and T3 were (89.18 ± 13.21) times/min, (88.47 ± 12.84) times/min and (76.96 ± 11.42) times/min respectively, which were significantly lower than those of the propofol group [(95.80 ± 12.86) times/min, (96.07 ± 15.09) times/min and (86.43 ± 10.43) times/min], with statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). In the ciprofol group, the MAP at T2 was significantly higher than that at T0, and the HR at T1 and T2 was significantly higher than that at T0, with statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). In the propofol group, the MAP at T1 and T2 was significantly higher than that at T0, the MAP at T3 was significantly lower than that at T0, the HR at T1, T2 and T3 was significantly higher than that at T0, and the SpO2 at T3 was significantly lower than that at T0, with statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). The SpO2 of the ciprofol group at T3 was (99.70 ± 0.61)%, which was significantly higher than (97.13 ± 1.55)% of the propofol group, with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). The induction time of the ciprofol group was (70.45 ± 4.74) minutes, which was significantly shorter than (75.07 ± 4.23) minutes of the propofol group; the awakening time of ciprofol group was (30.00 ± 13.97) minutes, which was significantly shorter than (40.00 ± 13.64) minutes of the propofol group; the departure time from PACU of the ciprofol group was (40.00 ± 13.00) minutes, which was significantly shorter than (47.63 ± 13.33) minutes of the propofol group; the length of hospital stay of the ciprofol group was (10.14 ± 1.58) days, which was significantly shorter than (11.56 ± 1.84) days of the propofol group; the time to first postoperative flatus of the ciprofol group was (28.64 ± 4.31) hours, which was significantly shorter than (36.20 ± 5.16) hours of the propofol group, with statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in VAS scores at 6, 12 and 24 hours after surgery between the two groups (P > 0.05). The incidence of adverse reactions in the ciprofol group was 5.88%, which was significantly lower than 11.76% in the propofol group, with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).Conclusion Compared with propofol, ciprofol for anesthesia induction in obesity patients undergoing LSG can improve the stability of intraoperative hemodynamics, shorten the induction time, awakening time, departure time from PACU and length of hospital stay, and reduce the incidence of adverse reactions, which is worthy of clinical promotion and application.