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Acta Neurochir. Suppl. · Jan 2013
How to control propofol infusion in pediatric patients undergoing gamma knife radiosurgery.
- Kotoe Kamata, Motohiro Hayashi, Yoshihiro Muragaki, Hiroshi Iseki, Yoshikazu Okada, and Makoto Ozaki.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan. macaroon@nifty.com
- Acta Neurochir. Suppl. 2013 Jan 1; 116: 147-50.
IntroductionAlthough Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKS) is commonly performed under local anesthesia, general anesthesia is sometimes required. The authors previously reported a remote-controlled patient management system consisting of propofol-based general anesthesia with a target-controlled infusion (TCI) that we designed for pediatric GKS. However, a commercially available propofol TCI system has age and weight limitations (<16 years and <30 kg). We examined a manually controlled regimen of propofol appropriate for pediatric GKS.MethodsA pharmacokinetic model of the TIVA Trainer© with Paedfusor's parameter was used. A manually controlled infusion scheme to achieve a sufficient level of propofol for pediatric GKS was examined in five models ranging from 10 to 30 kg.ResultsFollowing a loading dose of 3.0 mg/kg, the combination of continuous infusion of 14, 12, 10, and 8 mg/kg/h resulted in a target concentration of 3.0-4.0 μg/ml, the required level for pediatric GKS.ConclusionPropofol titration is a key issue in GKS. Manual infusion is less accurate than TCI, but the combination of a small bolus and continuous infusion might be a substitute. Considering the characteristics of propofol pharmacokinetics in children, co-administration of opioids is recommended.
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