Effect of nitrous oxide on desflurane MACBAR at two target-controlled concentrations of remifentanil

BACKGROUND: The aim of this prospective, randomized, double-blind study was to determine the effect of nitrous oxide on the desflurane requirement for blunting sympathetic response following surgical incision (MACBAR) when desflurane was combined with two different target-controlled concentrations of remifentanil (1 and 3 ng/mL).

METHODS: A total of 103 patients, aged 20-50 years, ASA physical status I, scheduled to undergo general anesthesia for elective abdominal surgery, were randomly allocated to receive anesthesia with desflurane alone (Group A, n = 53), or with the addition of 60% nitrous oxide (Group N, n = 50). Patients of both groups were further assigned to receive a target-controlled plasma concentration of 1 ng/mL (Group A1, n = 27; Group N1, n = 26) or 3 ng/mL remifentanil (Group A3, n = 26, Group N3, n = 24). Sympathetic responses to surgical incision were determined after a 20 min period of constant end-tidal desflurane and target-controlled remifentanil concentrations. Predetermined end-tidal desflurane concentrations and the MACBAR for each group were determined using an up-and-down sequential allocation technique.

RESULTS: A total of 98 patients completed the study. The MACBAR of desflurane was 5.2% (95% confidence interval [CI95: 4.9-5.5%]) in Group A1 and 2.7% (CI95: 2.6-2.8%) in Group N1 (P<0.001), while in Groups A3 and N3 the MACBAR of desflurane was 2.2% (CI95:2-2.4%) and 2% (CI95:1.9-2.2%), respectively (P<0.01). When considering a minimum anesthetic concentration (MAC) value with a contribution of 60% nitrous oxide (0.55 MAC) in this population, the combined MACBAR values (expressed as multiples of the MAC) were 1.9 MAC for group A1, 1 MAC for group N1, 0.8 MAC for group A3, and 0.7 MAC for group N3.

CONCLUSION: The addition of 60% nitrous oxide reduces the MACBAR of desflurane by 52% when using a remifentanil concentration of 1 ng/mL, and reduces the MACBAR by 10% when using a remifentanil concentration of 3 ng/mL.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Minerva Anestesiol. 2009 Jan-Feb;75(1-2):97. - PMID 19039301

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2008

Erschienen:

2008

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:74

Enthalten in:

Minerva anestesiologica - 74(2008), 5 vom: 07. Mai, Seite 165-72

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dedola, E [VerfasserIn]
Albertin, A [VerfasserIn]
Poli, D [VerfasserIn]
La Colla, L [VerfasserIn]
Gandolfi, A [VerfasserIn]
Martani, C [VerfasserIn]
Torri, G [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Anesthetics, Inhalation
Anesthetics, Intravenous
CRS35BZ94Q
CYS9AKD70P
Desflurane
Isoflurane
Journal Article
K50XQU1029
Nitrous Oxide
P10582JYYK
Piperidines
Randomized Controlled Trial
Remifentanil
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 19.08.2008

Date Revised 01.12.2018

published: Print

CommentIn: Minerva Anestesiol. 2009 Jan-Feb;75(1-2):97. - PMID 19039301

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM178946249