• World Neurosurg · Mar 2020

    Comparison of the effects of propofol and sevoflurane induced burst suppression on cerebral blood flow and oxygenation: a prospective, randomised, double blinded study.

    • Smita Vimala, Appavoo Arulvelan, and George Chandy Vilanilam.
    • Division of Neuroanesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India. Electronic address: smita_vimala@yahoo.com.
    • World Neurosurg. 2020 Mar 1; 135: e427-e434.

    ObjectivePharmacologically induced electroencephalogram (EEG) silence increases tolerance of ischemic period by reducing cerebral metabolism. We hypothesized that sevoflurane, a cerebral vasodilator, will maintain cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2) better than propofol, a cerebral vasoconstrictor, during EEG silence. To validate this, we compared the effect of sevoflurane and propofol on CBF and CMRO2 during surgical plane of anasthesia (SP) and burst suppression on EEG (BS).MethodsWe conducted a prospective, double-blinded trial where patients undergoing neurosurgery were randomized to receive propofol or sevoflurane. Mean velocity (MV) and pulsatility index (PI) of bilateral middle cerebral arteries (MCA) were measured as surrogate of CBF. Jugular venous oxygen saturation (SjvO2) and arteriovenous oxygen difference (AjvDO2) were obtained to assess CMRO2. The values were compared between groups using Student t test and within the group with analysis of variance at SP and BS.ResultsBS decreased MV and increased PI in propofol group (P < 0.001 and P < 0.02 on normal side, P < 0.004 and P < 0.001 on tumor side). There was no significant change in sevoflurane group. BS with sevoflurane increased SjvO2 (P < 0.001) and decreased AjvDO2 (P < 0.001). Change in SjvO2 and AjvDO2 with propofol at SP and BS was variable.ConclusionsIn our study, sevoflurane had a safer profile on cerebral oxygenation during BS while not altering the CBF, suggesting increased availability of oxygen. Propofol, on the other hand, produced cerebral vasoconstriction with BS. The effect of propofol on oxygenation was unpredictable, with low SjvO2 and high AjvDO2 even at surgical plane of anesthesia.Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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