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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 42, 204-208, Copyright © 1995 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

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Fentanyl pretreatment attenuates the haemodynamic response to sudden inhalation of 5% isoflurane

H Kinoshita, H Wakamatsu, Y Taira, K Ishida and A Yonei
Department of Anesthesia, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan.

High concentrations of inhaled isoflurane can increase heart rate and/or arterial pressure. The purpose of this study was to determine whether fentanyl has a prophylactic effect on the isoflurane-induced circulatory response in adult patients. Thirty patients due to undergo elective surgery were randomly allocated to one of three groups of ten patients. Prior to surgery, one group inhaled 2.5% isoflurane, another inhaled 5.0% isoflurane, and the third group inhaled 5.0% isoflurane and were given fentanyl 2 micrograms.kg-1 i.v. two minutes before induction of anaesthesia. Anaesthesia was induced with thiamylal followed by vecuronium. The lungs were ventilated with 100% oxygen and either 2.5% or 5.0% isoflurane via face mask. Ventilation was continued for five minutes. Heart rate (HR) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were recorded at two minutes before induction of anaesthesia (baseline), immediately before the induction of anaesthesia, and at three and five minutes after induction, respectively. It was found that 5.0% isoflurane caused an increase in HR compared with baseline (P < 0.01) and with the 2.5% isoflurane (P < 0.05): 2.5% isoflurane did not elicit this response. An increase was also noted in MAP, compared with the 2.5% isoflurane (P < 0.01): 2.5% isoflurane did not elicit this increase. Fentanyl pretreatment attenuated the increases in HR and in MAP that occurred with 5.0% isoflurane (P < 0.01). These results suggest that fentanyl attenuates the enhancement of both HR and MAP from face mask inhalation of a high concentration of isoflurane.


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