The target concentration of remifentanil to suppress the hemodynamic response to endotracheal intubation during inhalational induction with desflurane

BackgroundAnesthesia induction with desflurane is troublesome because of the frequent sympathetic hyperactivity during desflurane administration. We thought that a low concentration of desflurane combined with a target-controlled infusion (TCI) of remifentanil would eliminate the desflurane-related...

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Main Authors: Jiwon Lee, Chul-Woo Jung
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Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2011-01-01
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description BackgroundAnesthesia induction with desflurane is troublesome because of the frequent sympathetic hyperactivity during desflurane administration. We thought that a low concentration of desflurane combined with a target-controlled infusion (TCI) of remifentanil would eliminate the desflurane-related complications and provide hemodynamic stability during desflurane induction. An up-and-down study was planned to find the target effect-site concentration of remifentanil to block the hemodynamic response to endotracheal intubation, the highest level of stimulus, during anesthesia induction with administering desflurane at 1 MAC.MethodsRemifentanil TCI was initiated before desflurane administration. When the preset target was achieved, spontaneous inhalation of desflurane 1 MAC was performed until the patients became unconscious. Laryngoscopic tracheal intubation was facilitated with rocuronium injection. The starting concentration of remifentanil and the test space were 5 and 1 ng/ml, respectively. The criteria for up-and-down was a 20% increase of the mean arterial pressure or heart rate after intubation. The median effective concentration (EC50) of remifentanil was calculated from 6 independent pairs. The complications related with remifentanil and desflurane were assessed during the study.ResultsWe studied 20 patients using 2-5 ng/ml of the effect-site concentrations of remifentanil. The EC50 of remifentanil was 3.7 ng/ml. Loss of consciousness was achieved at 125 ± 22 s after desflurane inhalation and this was irrespective of the combined remifentanil concentrations. Any remifentanil-related complication was not observed. Transient cough was seen in one patient who received 2 ng/ml of remifentanil.ConclusionsWe demonstrated that uncomplicated induction with desflurane was possible by the use of target-controlled remifentanil. The EC50 of remifentanil to block the hemodynamic response to tracheal intubation was 3.7 ng/ml during inhalational induction with 1 MAC desflurane.
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spelling doaj.art-5cc7e2fec0bb4213bcfd1cc5b13c9e292022-12-21T23:09:38ZengKorean Society of AnesthesiologistsKorean Journal of Anesthesiology2005-64192005-75632011-01-01601121810.4097/kjae.2011.60.1.127077The target concentration of remifentanil to suppress the hemodynamic response to endotracheal intubation during inhalational induction with desfluraneJiwon Lee0Chul-Woo Jung1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.BackgroundAnesthesia induction with desflurane is troublesome because of the frequent sympathetic hyperactivity during desflurane administration. We thought that a low concentration of desflurane combined with a target-controlled infusion (TCI) of remifentanil would eliminate the desflurane-related complications and provide hemodynamic stability during desflurane induction. An up-and-down study was planned to find the target effect-site concentration of remifentanil to block the hemodynamic response to endotracheal intubation, the highest level of stimulus, during anesthesia induction with administering desflurane at 1 MAC.MethodsRemifentanil TCI was initiated before desflurane administration. When the preset target was achieved, spontaneous inhalation of desflurane 1 MAC was performed until the patients became unconscious. Laryngoscopic tracheal intubation was facilitated with rocuronium injection. The starting concentration of remifentanil and the test space were 5 and 1 ng/ml, respectively. The criteria for up-and-down was a 20% increase of the mean arterial pressure or heart rate after intubation. The median effective concentration (EC50) of remifentanil was calculated from 6 independent pairs. The complications related with remifentanil and desflurane were assessed during the study.ResultsWe studied 20 patients using 2-5 ng/ml of the effect-site concentrations of remifentanil. The EC50 of remifentanil was 3.7 ng/ml. Loss of consciousness was achieved at 125 ± 22 s after desflurane inhalation and this was irrespective of the combined remifentanil concentrations. Any remifentanil-related complication was not observed. Transient cough was seen in one patient who received 2 ng/ml of remifentanil.ConclusionsWe demonstrated that uncomplicated induction with desflurane was possible by the use of target-controlled remifentanil. The EC50 of remifentanil to block the hemodynamic response to tracheal intubation was 3.7 ng/ml during inhalational induction with 1 MAC desflurane.http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-60-12.pdfanesthesiadesfluraneinhalationintravenousremifentanil
spellingShingle Jiwon Lee
Chul-Woo Jung
The target concentration of remifentanil to suppress the hemodynamic response to endotracheal intubation during inhalational induction with desflurane
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
anesthesia
desflurane
inhalation
intravenous
remifentanil
title The target concentration of remifentanil to suppress the hemodynamic response to endotracheal intubation during inhalational induction with desflurane
title_full The target concentration of remifentanil to suppress the hemodynamic response to endotracheal intubation during inhalational induction with desflurane
title_fullStr The target concentration of remifentanil to suppress the hemodynamic response to endotracheal intubation during inhalational induction with desflurane
title_full_unstemmed The target concentration of remifentanil to suppress the hemodynamic response to endotracheal intubation during inhalational induction with desflurane
title_short The target concentration of remifentanil to suppress the hemodynamic response to endotracheal intubation during inhalational induction with desflurane
title_sort target concentration of remifentanil to suppress the hemodynamic response to endotracheal intubation during inhalational induction with desflurane
topic anesthesia
desflurane
inhalation
intravenous
remifentanil
url http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-60-12.pdf
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