Journal of opioid management
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Balanced anesthesia with remifentanil and desflurane: clinical considerations for dose adjustment in adults.
The intraoperative combination of volatile anesthetics with opioids is a well-accepted technique because of its hemodynamic stability and side effects. This study in adults was designed to determine the pharmacodynamic interactions between different dosages of remifentanil and desflurane in response to skin incision. ⋯ Remifentanil reduces in a dose-dependent manner the desflurane requirements for skin incision without increasing recovery time. An infusion rate higher than 0.1 microg/kg/min results in a significantly decreased heart rate.