Comparison of respiratory depression effect of equal analgesic plasma concentration of sufentanil and remifentanil / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the respiratory depression of sufentanil and remifentanil with target-controlled infusion under propofol sedation or not, and compare the effect of respiratory depression of the two drugs. Methods Eighty patients scheduled for elective neurosurgery were allocated into four groups by random digits table the sufentanil group (group S), the remifentanil group (group R), the combination of sufentanil and propofol group (group SP) and the combination of remifentanil and propofol group (group RP),each group was 20 cases. The respiratory rate (RR), minute ventilation (MV),partial pressure of end-tidal carbondioxide ( PETCO2), pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2), mean arterial pressure ( MAP ), heart rate (HR), observer's assessment of alertness/sedation (OAA/S) were measured and respiratory depression was defined as one of the following end points were achieved muscle rigidity, RR ＜ 6 beats/min, MV ＜ 3 L/min,PETCO2 ＞ 55 mm Hg ( 1 mm Hg = 0.133 kPa), SpO2 ＜ 0.90 or apnea ＞ 15 s. Results The calculated effect concentration (Ce) of sufentanil for respiratory depression were (0.46 ± 0.14) μ g/L in group S and (0.23 ±0.06) μ g/L in group SP, and Ce of remifentanil for respiratory depression were (5.22 ± 2.11 ) μ g/L in group R and (2.22 ± 1.02) μ g/L in group PP. Some respiratory parameters,such as RR,MV were decreased and PETCO2 was increased significantly as the increase of Ce. Conclusions Target-controlled infusion of equal analgesic plasma concentration of sufentanil and remifentanil can suppress spontaneous respiration significantly with the increase of plasma concentration. There will be a synergetic effect after combining with propofol, and respiratory depression will appear at lower concentration. But equal analgesic plasma concentration of the two drugs have no significant difference in the effect of respiratory depression.