British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2003, Vol. 91, No. 3 347-352
© 2003 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
Clinical Investigations |
Effect site concentrations of remifentanil and pupil response to noxious stimulation
1 Department of Anaesthesia, Erasme Hospital, 808 route de Lennik, 1070, Anderlecht, Belgium. 2 Faculty of Medicine, Free University of Brussels, 808 route de Lennik, 1070, Anderlecht, Belgium. 3 Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, UK
Corresponding author. E-mail: lbarvais@ulb.ac.be
Background. Opioid drugs block reflex pupillary dilatation in response to noxious stimulation. The relationship between the target effect site concentration (CeT) of remifentanil and the pupil diameter and reactivity in response to a standard noxious stimulus were evaluated.
Methods. Anaesthesia was induced with propofol TCI to obtain loss of consciousness (LOC) in 12 ASA I/II patients. Thereafter, remifentanil CeT was titrated by increments of 1 up to 5 ng ml–1. In the awake state, at LOC and at each plateau level of remifentanil CeT, arterial pressure, heart rate, and BIS (A2000) were recorded. Pupil size and dilatation after a 100 Hz tetanic stimulation (T100) were measured at LOC and at each plateau level of remifentanil CeT.
Results. LOC was observed at a mean propofol CeT of 3.53 (SD 0.43) µg ml–1. Arterial pressure and heart rate decreased progressively from LOC to 5 ng ml–1 remifentanil CeT without any statistical difference between each incremental dose of remifentanil. Mean BIS values decreased from 96 (2) in the awake state, to 46 (12) at LOC (P<0.05) and then remained unchanged at all remifentanil CeT. Pupil dilatation in response to 100 Hz tetanic stimulation decreased progressively from 1.55 (0.72) to 0.01 (0.03) mm and was more sensitive than pupil diameter measured before and after 100 Hz tetanus. An inverse correlation between pupil dilatation in response to 100 Hz tetanus and an increase in remifentanil CeT from 0 to 5 ng ml–1 was found (R2=0.68).
Conclusions. During propofol TCI in healthy patients, the decrease in pupil response to a painful stimulus is a better measurement of the progressive increase of remifentanil CeT up to 5 ng ml–1 than haemodynamic or BIS measurements.
Br J Anaesth 2003; 91: 347–52
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