A comparison of anaesthesia using remifentanil combined with either isoflurane, enflurane or propofol in patients undergoing gynaecological laparoscopy, varicose vein or arthroscopic surgery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 790-798

  Chung, Frances ^a   Mulier, J P ^b   Scholz, J ^c   Breivik, H ^d   Araujo, M ^e   Hjelle, K ^f   Upadhyaya, B ^g   Haigh, C ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b AZ SINT JAN OCMW ^*  (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e Hospital da Trinidade   (Portugal)

^f GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^g GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

opioid receptor agonist; Anesthesia; Enflurane; Inpatient; Isoflurane; Outpatient; Propofol; Recovery; Remifentanil; TIV A; Volatile

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ENFLURANE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ISOFLURANE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; VASCULAR SURGERY; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ARTHROSCOPY; ENFLURANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERIDINES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPOFOL; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0033929043     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2000.440704.x     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. 1. Glass PSA, Hardman D, Kamiyama Y, Quill TJ, Marton G, Donn KH et al. Preliminary pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of an ultra-short acting opioid: remifentanil (GI87084B). Anesth Analg 1993: 77: 1031-1040.
2. 2. Cunnigham FE, Hoffman WE, Baughman VL. Comparative pharmacodynamics of remifentanil, a new short-acting opioid, GI90291A, the active metabolite, and alfentanil. Anesthesiology 1993: 79: A712.
3. 3. Egan TD, Lemmens HJM, Fiset P, Hermann DJ, Muir KT, Stanski DR et al. The pharmacokinetics of the new short-acting opioid remifentanil (GI87084B) in healthy adult male volunteers. Anesthesiology 1993: 79: 881-892.
4. 4. Westmorland CL, Hoke JF, Sebel PS, Hug CC, Muir KT. Pharmacokinetics of remifentanil (GI87084B) and its major metabolite (GI909291) in patients undergoing elective inpatient surgery. Anesthesiology 1993: 79: 893-903.
5. 5. Kapila A, Glass PSA, Jacobs JR, Muir KT, Hermann DJ, Shiraishi M et al. Measured context-sensitive half-times of remifentanil and alfentanil. Anesthesiology 1995: 83: 968-975.
6. 6. Derschwitz M, Rosow CE. Remifentanil: A truly-short-acting opioid. Seminars in Anesthesiology 1996: 15: 88-96.
7. 7. Lang E, Kapila A, Shlugmann D, Hoke JF, Sebel PS, Glass PSA. Reduction of isoflurane minimum alveolar concentration by remifentanil. Anesthesiology 1996: 85: 721-728.
8. 8. Murphy MR, Hugg CC. The anesthetic potency of fentanyl in terms of its reduction of enflurane MAC. Anesthesiology 1982: 57: 485-488.
9. 9. Hall RI, Murphy MR, Hugg CC. The enflurane-sparing effect of sufentanil in dogs. Anesthesiology 1987: 66: 518-525.
10. 10. Hall RI, Szlam F, Hugg CC. The enflurane-sparing effect of alfentanil in dogs. Anesth Analg 1987: 66: 1287-1291.
11. 11. Randel GI, Fragen RJ, Librojo ES, Jamerson BD, Gupta S. The interaction of remifentanil and propofol to prevent response to tracheal intubation at the start of surgery for outpatient knee arthroscopy. Anesthesiology 1994: 81: A376.
12. 12. Hogue CW, Bowdle TA, O'Leary C, Duncalf D, Miguel R, Pitts M et al. A multicenter evaluation of total intravenous anaesthesia with remifentanil and propofol for elective inpatient surgery. Anesth Analg 1996: 83: 279-285.
13. 13. Aldrete JA, Kroulik D. A postanesthetic recovery score. Anesth Analg 1970: 49: 924-933.
14. 14. Armitage O, Berry G. Statistical Methods in Medical Research. 2nd edn. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1987.
15. 15. Peace KE. Biopharmaceutical Statistics for Drug Development. New York: Marcel Decker Inc., 1988: 403-453.
16. 16. Fleiss JL. The design and analysis of clinical experiments. New York: John Wiley and Sons Inc., 1986: 186-207.
17. 17. Schuttler J, Albrecht S, Breivik H, Osnes S, Prys-Roberts C, Holder K et al. A comparison of remifentanil and alfentanil in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. Anaesthesia 1997: 52: 307-317.
18. 18. Cartwright DP, Kvalsvik O, Cassuto J, Jansen JP, Wall C, Remy B et al. A randomised blinded comparison of remifentanil and alfentanil during anaesthesia or outpatient surgery. Anesth Analg 1997: 85: 1014-1019.
19. 19. Lauwers MH, Doenicke A, Samii K, Sneyd JR, Holgerson O, Langemeijer JJM et al. A comparison of remifentanil/isoflurane and fentanyl/isoflurane for major abdominal surgery. Anesthesiology 1997: 87: A975.
20. 20. Kallar SK, Hurt TW, Wetchler BV, Shaw DL, Jamerson B. A single blind, comparative study of the safety and efficacy of GI 87084B and alfentanil for outpatient anaesthesia. Anesthesiology 1994: 81: A32.
21. 21. Philip BK, Scuderi PE, Chung F, Conahan TJ, Maurer W, Angel JJ et al. Remifentanil compared with alfentanil for ambulatory surgery using total intravenous anaesthesia. Anesth Analg 1997: 84: 515-521.
22. 22. Tramer M, Moore A, McQuay H. Meta-analytic comparison of prophylactic antiemetic efficacy for postoperative nausea and vomiting: propofol anaesthesia vs. omitting nitrous oxide vs. total i.v. anaesthesia with propofol. Br J Anaesth 1997: 79: 256-259.