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Individual titration of propofol plasma target improves anaesthetic stability in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: a comparison with manually controlled infusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2008

J. Mayer ,
J. Boldt ,
J. G. Triem ,
A. Schellhaaß ,
A. M. Mengistu  and
S. Suttner
J. Mayer*
Affiliation:
Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Ludwigshafen, Germany
J. Boldt
Affiliation:
Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Ludwigshafen, Germany
J. G. Triem
Affiliation:
Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Ludwigshafen, Germany
A. Schellhaaß
Affiliation:
Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Ludwigshafen, Germany
A. M. Mengistu
Affiliation:
Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Ludwigshafen, Germany
S. Suttner
Affiliation:
Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Ludwigshafen, Germany
*
Correspondence to: Jochen Mayer, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Bremserstr. 79, 67063 Ludwigshafen, Germany. E-mail: j-mayer@gmx.de; Tel: +49 621 5030; Fax: +49 621 503 3024
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Summary

Background and objective

The impact of anaesthesia using target-controlled infusion with propofol on intraoperative stability, recovery and cost compared to manually controlled infusion has been evaluated with inconsistent results. We studied a new device that allows more individual titration of propofol target-controlled infusion by using the effect-site concentration at the loss of eyelash reflex to predict the maintenance infusion rate (FM-TCI).

Methods

Fifty-six patients undergoing major abdominal surgery lasting >2 h were randomly assigned to receive either FM-TCI (n = 28) or MCI-controlled (n = 28) anaesthesia. Both groups were Bispectral Index-monitored and thoracic epidural analgesia was established. Anaesthetic stability, incidence of haemodynamic abnormalities, time to extubation, propofol consumption and patient satisfaction were assessed.

Results

In the FM-TCI group, a significantly improved anaesthetic stability was achieved (0.43 ± 0.44 vs. 1.31 ± 0.78 adjustments of propofol infusion per patient per hour, P = 0.003) and time to extubation was significantly shorter (9.6 ± 2.1 vs. 15.7 ± 9.6 min P = 0.011). With FM-TCI, propofol consumption was significantly lower. Haemodynamic stability and patient satisfaction did not differ between the groups.

Conclusion

FM-TCI helps to provide more stable anaesthesia conditions requiring less-frequent adjustments of the propofol infusion compared to manually controlled infusion in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.

Keywords

ANAESTHESIA INTRAVENOUS, total, target controlledSURGERY ABDOMINALPROPOFOLANAESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIODINFUSION PUMPS
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Original Article
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 25 , Issue 9 , September 2008 , pp. 741 - 747
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Copyright © European Society of Anaesthesiology 2008

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