Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Mar 1995
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialA dose-response study of the effects of intravenous midazolam on cold pressor-induced pain.
The effects of intravenous midazolam (0.75, 1.5, and 3 mg/70 kg) were examined and compared to that of fentanyl (0.1 mg/70 kg; positive control) and saline on pain induced by a cold pressor test. Both sensory and affective components of the pain response were assessed, as there is some evidence that benzodiazepines reduce the affective component. Healthy volunteers (three females, nine males) were enrolled in a prospective, double-blind, randomized, cross-over trial in which mood and psychomotor performance were also examined. ⋯ During the first immersion, subjects reported significantly lower pain intensity and bothersomeness ratings after having been injected with fentanyl, relative to the saline and midazolam conditions, which did not differ significantly from each other. Fentanyl and midazolam had prototypical mood altering and psychomotor impairing effects. We conclude that midazolam in our laboratory setting at the doses and route of administration studied had no effects on either the sensory or affective components of the pain experience.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Mar 1995
Anesthesia with increasing doses of sufentanil and midlatency auditory evoked potentials in humans.
Our interest focused on the question whether sufentanil differs from alfentanil, fentanyl, and morphine with regard on its effects on midlatency auditory evoked potentials (MLAEP). Therefore, we studied MLAEP during general anesthesia with increasing doses of sufentanil in 16 patients scheduled for elective major urologic surgery. Anesthesia was induced with sufentanil (1 microgram/kg every 7 min to a total dose of 3 micrograms/kg). ⋯ For the amplitudes Na/Pa and Pa/Nb there was only a slight and statistically insignificant reduction. After the largest dose of sufentanil (3-5 micrograms/kg) Na and Pa showed a similar pattern as in awake patients. We conclude that sufentanil does not differ essentially from alfentanil, fentanyl, and morphine with regard on its effects on MLAEP.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Mar 1995
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparative effects of esmolol and labetalol to attenuate hyperdynamic states after electroconvulsive therapy.
We studied 18 patients (age range, 53-90 yr) with at least one cardiovascular risk factor who were treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and compared effects of five pretreatments: no drug; esmolol, 1.3 or 4.4 mg/kg; or labetalol, 0.13 or 0.44 mg/kg. Each patient received all five treatments, during a series of five ECT sessions. Pretreatment was administered as a bolus within 10 s of induction or anesthesia. ⋯ The deviation of ST-segment values from baseline in any lead was not measurably influenced by either antihypertensive drug. SBP values were lower after labetalol 10 min after the seizure, but not after esmolol. Asystolic time after the seizure was not significantly longer with either drug.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Mar 1995
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialPostoperative analgesia after lumbar laminectomy: epidural fentanyl infusion versus patient-controlled intravenous morphine.
We compared the efficacy and safety of continuous epidural fentanyl infusion with intravenous morphine via a patient-controlled analgesia system (IV-PCA) in the management of postoperative pain after lumbar laminectomy. Twenty patients undergoing elective lumbar laminectomy were randomly allocated to one of two groups. The epidural group (n = 10) received an epidural fentanyl infusion (2 micrograms/mL at 4-10 mL/h) while the IV-PCA group (n = 10) received IV morphine through a PCA system. ⋯ Although more patients in the IV-PCA group required urinary catheterization and had somnolence than the epidural group, there was no difference in the incidence of vomiting or pruritus. No patient developed respiratory depression or wound infection. We conclude that continuous epidural infusion of fentanyl is superior to IV-PCA morphine in the management of pain after lumbar laminectomy.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Mar 1995
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialPharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and intubation conditions after priming with three different doses of vecuronium.
The effects of three different priming doses of vecuronium on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and endotracheal intubation conditions were investigated. Forty-two patients were studied in two parts. In each part, 21 patients were allocated into three groups (n = 7/group) receiving 10, 15, or 20 micrograms/kg vecuronium as a priming dose, followed by a 50- micrograms/kg intubating dose 6 min later. ⋯ Recovery index was significantly increased after priming with 20 micrograms/kg (13.2 +/- 6.6 min, P < 0.05) compared with 10 micrograms/kg (9.2 +/- 4.8 min) and 15 micrograms/kg (6.7 +/- 1.5 min). Between groups no differences in onset time, clinical duration, and pharmacokinetic variables were found. In Part II, onset time and intubating scores showed no significant differences between the groups.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)