• Anesthesiology · Feb 2004

    Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial

    Effects of two target-controlled concentrations (1 and 3 ng/ml) of remifentanil on MAC(BAR) of sevoflurane.

    • Andrea Albertin, Andrea Casati, Piercarlo Bergonzi, Greta Fano, and Giorgio Torri.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy.
    • Anesthesiology. 2004 Feb 1;100(2):255-9.

    BackgroundThe aim of this prospective, randomized, double-blind study was to determine the effects of two different target-controlled concentrations of remifentanil (1 and 3 ng/ml) on the sevoflurane requirement for blunting sympathetic responses after surgical incision (MACBAR).MethodsSeventy-four patients aged 20-50 yr, with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I, were anesthetized with propofol, cisatracurium, and sevoflurane with a mixture of 60% nitrous oxide in oxygen. Then, patients were randomly allocated to receive no remifentanil infusion (n = 27) or a target-controlled plasma concentration of 1 ng/ml (n = 27) or 3 ng/ml remifentanil (n = 20). Sympathetic responses to surgical incision (presence or absence of an increase in either heart rate or mean arterial blood pressure of 15% or more above the mean of the values measured during the 2 min before skin incision) were determined after a 20-min period of stable end-tidal sevoflurane and target-controlled remifentanil concentrations. Predetermined end-tidal sevoflurane concentrations and the MACBAR for each group were determined using an up-and-down sequential-allocation technique.ResultsThe MACBAR of sevoflurane was higher in the group receiving no remifentanil (2.8% [95% confidence interval: 2.5-3.0%]) as compared with patients of the groups receiving 1 ng/ml (1.1% [0.9-1.3%]; P = 0.012) and 3 ng/ml remifentanil (0.2% [0.1-0.3%]; P = 0.006). When considering a minimum anesthetic concentration (MAC) value in this age population and the contribution of 60% nitrous oxide (0.55 MAC), the combined MACBAR values, expressed as multiples of the MAC, were 1.95 MAC, 1.1 MAC, and 0.68 MAC, in the three groups, respectively.ConclusionA target-controlled concentration of 1 ng/ml remifentanil results in a 60% decrease in the MACBAR of sevoflurane combined with 60% nitrous oxide. Increasing the target concentration of remifentanil to 3 ng/ml produces a further 30% decrease in the MACBAR values of sevoflurane.

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