Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Apr 2013
Antagonistic effect of flumazenil after midazolam sedation on arterial-cardiac baroreflex.
Flumazenil is generally administered to antagonise the sedative effect of midazolam. However, although flumazenil completely antagonises the sedative effect of midazolam, a few effects remain unantagonised. Hence, it is unclear whether flumazenil restores the attenuation of the arterial-cardiac baroreflex (i.e. arterial-heart rate reflex) induced by midazolam. We investigated the antagonistic effect of flumazenil administered after midazolam on cardiac baroreflex, to reveal whether complete recovery from midazolam-induced sedation by flumazenil administration is accompanied by restoration of midazolam's attenuating effects on the cardiac baroreflex. ⋯ The present results suggest that complete recovery from midazolam sedation by flumazenil is accompanied by restoration of the attenuated cardiac baroreflex function induced by midazolam.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Apr 2013
Minimal alveolar concentration of sevoflurane for maintaining bispectral index below 50 in morbidly obese patients.
Morbid obesity is associated with important differences in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The aim of this study was to determine minimum alveolar concentration of sevoflurane for maintaining bispectral index (BIS) below 50 (MACBIS50 ) in morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery using the Continual Reassessment Method (CRM) method. ⋯ The calculated values (1.8% and 1.6%) were higher than that previously reported in normal adult patients (0.97%; 95% CI 0.89-1.1%) and less than that reported in children (2.8%; 95% CI 2.7-3.1%).
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Apr 2013
Association between inotrope treatment and 90-day mortality in patients with septic shock.
Administration of inotropes in septic patients with low cardiac output or low central/mixed venous saturation is recommended in current guidelines. However, the impact of inotrope use on the outcome of these patients is controversial. We aimed to analyse the association of inotrope treatment with 90-day mortality. ⋯ The use of inotrope treatment in septic shock was associated with increased 90-day mortality without and after adjustment with propensity to receive inotrope. To differentiate between non-observed biases of severity of septic shock and an unfavourable effect of inotropes, prospective studies are needed.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Apr 2013
Metabolic effects of three different inotropic strategies in the newborn piglet myocardium.
Neonates undergoing congenital heart surgery frequently need post-operative inotropic support. Knowledge about the effect of inotropes on myocardial metabolism in the newborn heart is limited, and the choice of inotropic therapy is based mainly on evidence from studies in adults. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of three inotropic strategies on the myocardial metabolism in a neonatal pig model. ⋯ Milrinone and adrenaline induced significantly higher lactate levels in neonatal piglets. The increase was not caused by myocardial ischaemia, but rather due to a beta-stimulation-induced glycolysis.