Analytical Hierarchical Neutrosophic Analytical Process to identify variations in blood pressure after administration of a local anesthetic with vasoconstrictor

Abstract

High blood pressure consists of an increase in the tone of the arteries of the human body at a systemic level, causing an increase in the pressure of blood flow in general. Local anesthetic with vasoconstrictor is a drug for daily use, used to control pain during clinical and surgical procedures because it has advantages such as inhibiting the transmission of nerve impulses in addition to reducing toxicity and maintaining an operating field dry during the surgical procedure. The objective of the present research is to develop a method based on the Neutrosophic Hierarchical Analytical Process to identify the variations that exist in blood pressure in controlled hypertensive patients, after the administration of a local anesthetic with vasoconstrictor (2% lidocaine with epinephrine) compared to normotensive patients, in the “Latacunga, San Buenaventura and Palopo” health centers of the Latacunga canton, province of Cotopaxi. To validate the proposed method, a study population of 50 people was used: 25 normotensive and 25 hypertensive. It was identified that gender and age do not significantly alter blood pressure values. However, a slight change was observed in the values before and during the intervention with the local anesthetic with vasoconstrictor.