Accuracy evaluation of target-controlled infusion of sufentanil at low concentration / 中华麻醉学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the accuracy of target-controlled infusion (TCI) of sufentanil at low concentration.Methods Sixty patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ,aged 18-68 yr,scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia,were included in this study.Anesthesia was induced and maintained with sufentanil TCI combined with propofol TCI,and muscle relaxation was maintained by intermittent injection of rocuronium as needed.The patients were divided into 3 groups (n=20 each) using the sealed envelope method:0.08 ng/ml group (group Ⅰ),0.10 ng/ml group (group Ⅱ) and 0.12 ng/ml group (group Ⅲ).Arterial blood samples were collected in 10 patients randomly selected from each group for measurement of plasma sufentanil concentrations by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry.The accuracy of sufentanil TCI was evaluated by calculating bias (median performance error),precision (median absolute performance error) and wobble.Results In Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ groups,the bias of sufentanil TCI was-6.1％,-10.2％ and-5.0％,respectively,the precision was 19.4％,15.8％ and 14.2％,respectively,and the wobble was 20.9％,11.0％ and 10.8％,respectively.The pooled bias,precision and wobble were-7.1％,16.8％ and 13.5％ in Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ groups,respectively.Conclusion The accuracy of sufentanil TCI at low concentration is considered acceptable in clinical anesthesia,and the measured plasma sufentanil concentration is approximately 7％ lower than the target plasma sufentanil concentration in surgical patients.