• J Neurosurg Anesthesiol · Jan 2002

    Phenylephrine increases cerebral perfusion pressure without increasing intracranial pressure in rabbits with balloon-elevated intracranial pressure.

    • Andrew D J Watts, Andrew J Wyss, and Adrian W Gelb.
    • Department of Anesthesia, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
    • J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2002 Jan 1;14(1):31-4.

    AbstractUsing a rabbit model of intracranial hypertension, we studied the effects of infusion of phenylephrine on intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP). Seven New Zealand white rabbits were anesthetized with isoflurane and normocapnia was maintained. An extradural balloon was used to raise ICP to 25 +/- 1 mm Hg. Infusion of phenylephrine increased mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) (77 +/- 6 --> 95 +/- 8 mm Hg) and CPP (52 +/- 7 --> 70 +/- 7 mm Hg). ICP was unchanged during infusion of phenylephrine (25 +/- 1 vs. 25 +/- 2 mm Hg). The phenylephrine infusion was stopped after 45 minutes and MAP returned to baseline (76 +/- 8 mm Hg). We conclude that phenylephrine increased CPP because of its effect on MAP, but did not alter ICP. Phenylephrine may be used to increase CPP without raising ICP when autoregulation is intact.

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