• Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · May 2014

    Controlled Clinical Trial

    Intrathecal fentanyl decreases the optimal effect site concentration of propofol during spinal anaesthesia.

    • J S Lee, J S Kim, M K Kim, S H Kim, and J Y Kim.
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
    • Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2014 May 1;58(5):597-603.

    BackgroundThe aim of this study was to assess the possible difference in the optimal effect site concentration of propofol for conscious sedation during spinal anaesthesia with or without intrathecal fentanyl in patients undergoing urologic surgery. The hypothesis was that intrathecal fentanyl would decrease the effect site concentration of propofol needed for conscious sedation.MethodsAmong 43 patients, 23 patients received fentanyl 25 mcg and 20 patients received normal saline in addition to hyperbaric bupivacaine 10 mg during spinal anaesthesia. Propofol was infused at a dose determined by a modified Dixon's up-and-down method. The Cerebral State Index was recorded once target effect site concentration was reached to determine the effect of the successfulness of the conscious sedation.ResultsThe half maximal effective concentration (EC50) of the effect-site concentration of propofol for sedation was 1.67 ± 0.28 mcg/ml in the control group and 0.87 ± 0.15 mcg/ml in the fentanyl group (P = 0.02). The propofol dose for conscious sedation during spinal anaesthesia was decreased by 48% when intrathecal fentanyl 25 mcg was added to local anaesthetics.ConclusionThe EC50 of the effect-site concentration of propofol for sedation decreased from 1.67 ± 0.28 mcg/ml to 0.87 ± 0.15 mcg/ml with the addition of 25 mcg fentanyl to a spinal anaesthetic in patients undergoing urologic surgery.© 2014 The Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Foundation. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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