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Desflurane controls the hemodynamic response to surgical stimulation more rapidly than isoflurane
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Desflurane controls the hemodynamic response to surgical stimulation more rapidly than isoflurane

Joel A. Bennett, Ann Mahadeviah, John Stewart, Nagaraj Lingaraju and Mohammad M. Keykhah
Journal of clinical anesthesia, v 7(4)
1995
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0952-8180(95)00029-H
PMID: 7546754

Abstract

Desflurane hemodynamics isoflurane surgical stimulation
Study Objective: To compare the control of hemodynamic response to surgical stimulus of desflurane to that of isoflurane. Design: Prospective randomized study. Setting: Operating room of a major U.S. teaching hospital. Patients: 59 ASA status I, II, and III patients 18 to 80 years of age and were undergoing orthopedic or intra-abdominal surgical procedures of 1 or more hours in duration. Interventions: Group 1 (n = 29) received desflurane in oxygen (O 2) for their surgical procedure. Group 2 (n = 30) received isoflurane in O 2 for their surgical procedure. Thiopental sodium 4 mg/kg and fentanyl 3 μg/kg provided induction; vecuronium 0.1 mg/kg facilitated intubation. Prior to incision the volatile anesthetic drug was titrated to maintain systolic blood pressure (SBP) within 20% of preinduction (baseline) values. Any time after incision, an SBP increase greater than 20% of baseline was treated with a 30% increase in inspired anesthetic concentration for 3 minutes, or until SBP was within 10% of baseline. Another three 30% increases were allowed at 3 minute intervals to return SBP to 10% of baseline. If four 30% increases did not return SBP to 10% of baseline, additional fentanyl up to 5 μg/kg or labetalol in 5 mg increments was given. Measurements and Main Results: Measurement of hemodynamics and anesthetic concentration occurred every 2 minutes prior to skin incision and every 5 minutes thereafter. Measurement of hemodynamics and anesthetic concentration occurred every minute during treatment of blood pressure (BP) response to surgical stimulus. Desflurane allowed for more rapid control of BP response to surgical stimulus median 2 minutes (range 1 to 12 minutes) for desflurane versus 6 minutes (range 1 to 12 minutes, p = 0.011). The desflurane group required fewer 30% incremental anesthetic increases than the isoflurane group (1.8 versus 2.5, p = 0.016) to control increased SBP. End tidal/inspired drug concentration ratios were closer to unity in the desflurane patients both before (0.94 versus 0.80) and after (0.86 versus 0.70) changes in drug concentration to treat increased SBP. Conclusion: Anesthetic depth can be more rapidly titrated with desflurane compared to isoflurane. Alveolar/inspired concentration ratio approaches unity more rapidly with desflurane anesthesia.

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