• B Mets, N T Reich, N Mellas, J Beck, and S Park.
• Departments of Anesthesiology and Perfusion, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. Bm44@columbia.edu
• J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 2001 Apr 1;15(2):179-82.

ObjectiveTo describe the washin and washout of desflurane when first administered during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) for cardiac surgery.DesignA single-arm prospective study.SettingUniversity-affiliated hospital operating room.ParticipantsTen adult patients presenting for cardiac surgery.InterventionsConsenting patients presenting for cardiac surgery received anesthesia with midazolam and fentanyl. Patients were cooled to 32 degrees C on CPB, then desflurane 6% was administered and blood samples drawn repeatedly from the arterial and venous bypass cannulae as well as from the membrane oxygenator inlet and exhaust from 2 to 32 minutes of desflurane administration. Just before rewarming, final (maximum) washin samples were taken. On rewarming, desflurane was discontinued, and blood and gas samples were taken 2 to 24 minutes thereafter.Measurements And Main ResultsCPB time was 116 +/- 10 minutes, and ischemic time was 81 +/- 6 minutes. Mean pump flow was 4.49 +/- 0.03 L/min, and mean arterial pressure was 70.1 +/- 1 mmHg during the study period. Arterial washin of desflurane was initially rapid; arterial concentrations reached 50% of administered concentrations within 4 minutes, but then slowed, reaching 68% of inspired concentrations at 32 minutes (desflurane concentration 4.0% +/- 0.3%). Arterial washout of desflurane was more rapid; arterial concentrations fell to 18% of the maximum concentration reached within 4 minutes, and only 8% of the maximum arterial concentration was present in blood 20 minutes later.ConclusionDesflurane showed rapid initial washin and washout on CPB when administration was started at 32 degrees C and stopped at time of rewarming.Copyright 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company

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