布比卡因硬膜外麻醉对泮库溴铵肌松时效的影响

目的;观察布比卡因硬膜外麻醉对泮库溴铵肌松时效的影响,为临床减少复合全麻用药提供理论依据。方法:40例行上腹部手术患者,随机分为两组。A组选用泮库溴铵肌松全麻。B组选用泮库溴铵肌松全麻加用布比卡因硬膜外麻醉。分别观察两组泮库溴铵肌松时效。结果:A组和B组泮库溴铵肌松起效时间分别为3.7±0.5分和3.5±0.7分(P>0.05)。无反应期分别为35±4.1分和38±2.3分(P<0.01)。25％NMB恢复时间分别为41±6.7分和48±5.6分(P<0.01)。75％NMB恢复时间分别为71±8.1分和89±6.7分(P<0.01)。恢复指数分别为30.1±1.7和31.1±1.6(P>0.05)。结论:布比卡因硬膜外麻醉可使泮库溴铵肌松时效增强。     

七氟烷对糖尿病和非糖尿病患者罗库溴铵肌松效应影响的比较

目的 比较七氟烷对糖尿病和非糖尿病患者罗库溴铵肌松效应的影响.方法 择期腹部手术患者60例,年龄45～64岁,ASAⅡ级,其中Ⅱ型糖尿病患者30例,随机分为2组(n=15):异丙酚组(PD组)和七氟烷组(SD组);非糖尿病患者30例,随机分为2组(n=15):异丙酚组(PN组)和七氟烷组(SN组).静脉注射咪达唑仑、异丙酚和芬太尼行麻醉诱导后启动肌松监测,PD组和PN组静脉注射罗库溴铵0.6 mg/kg后气管插管,静脉输注异丙酚维持麻醉;SD组和SN组1%地卡因充分表面麻醉后气管插管.吸入七氟烷(呼气末浓度1.71%)10 min后静脉注射罗库溴铵0.6 mg/kg,吸入七氟烷(呼气末浓度1.71%)维持麻醉.记录肌松起效时间、维持时间和恢复指数.于静脉注射罗库溴铵后10、20、30、40、50、60、70、80、90、100、110、120 min时记录T1/T0比值及TOF比值(T4T1比值).结果 PN组与PD组、SN组与SD组、PD组与SD组间罗库溴铵起效时间、维持时间比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05).与SN组和PD组比较,SD组恢复指数延长(P<0.05).静脉注射罗库溴铵后60～120 min,SD组T1/T0比值和TOF比值较PD组降低(P<0.05);静脉注射罗库溴铵后80～120 min,SD组TOF比值较SN组降低(P<0.05).结论 与非糖尿病患者相比,七氟烷对糖尿病患者罗库溴铵肌松效应的强化作用进一步增强.     

异氟醚对罗库溴铵肌松效应影响的实验研究

目的　通过在体兔坐骨神经一胫前肌标本的制备,研究异氟醚对单次静注和连续输注罗库溴铵肌松效应的影响。方法　实验家兔均采用异氟醚全麻。10只家兔分为两组观测,观察组间单次静注罗库溴铵的肌松时效的变化;另取10只家兔分为两组,观察组间罗库溴铵连续输注后的肌松时效和输注量的变化。结果　单次静注罗库溴铵(2 倍 ED95 )时,异氟醚使其作用时间延长约 7min(P<0 .05),同时罗库溴铵对血液动力学影响轻微;连续静注罗库溴铵时,异氟醚使罗库溴铵的静脉输注需要量减少40%(P<0 .05),而对起效和恢复指数无明显影响。结论　异氟醚能增强罗库溴铵的肌松时效。     

七氟烷对顺式阿曲库铵和罗库溴铵肌松作用的影响

目的：比较七氟烷对顺式阿曲库铵和罗库溴铵肌松效应的影响。方法：择期手术患者240例,随机分为顺式阿曲库铵组（CIS120例）和罗库溴铵组（ROC120例）。两组患者再随机分为丙泊酚组（60例）和七氟烷组（60例）,均静脉注射咪达唑仑、芬太尼和丙泊酚行麻醉诱导,丙泊酚组靶控输注丙泊酚维持麻醉,设定血浆靶控浓度2～6μg/mL,输注丙泊酚5min后静脉注射顺式阿曲库铵0.15mg/kg或罗库溴铵0.6mg/kg;七氟烷组在呼气末七氟烷浓度稳定于1MAC5min后静脉注射顺式阿曲库铵0.15mg/kg或罗库溴铵0.6mg/kg。结果：CIS两组,起效时间差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）;七氟烷组完全肌松时间、维持时间与丙泊酚组比较均显著延长（P〈0.01）。ROC两组,起效时间差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）;七氟烷组完全肌松时间、维持时间与丙泊酚组比较均显著延长（P〈0.01）。结论：七氟烷对顺式阿曲库铵及罗库溴铵的肌松均有增效作用。     

乳腺癌术前化疗对罗库溴铵肌松效应的影响

目的 研究乳腺癌术前化疗对罗库溴铵肌松效应的影响.方法 全麻下肌松监测乳腺癌手术患者43例,分为术前化疗组(A组,25例)和未进行化疗组(B组,18例).两组术前均未用对肌松有影响的药物.用加速度仪监测拇内收肌收缩反应,观察罗库溴铵0.6 mg/kg静注后肌松时效的差异.结果 A、B两组起效时间分别为(93±18)S和(96±19)s,差异无统计学意义;A组临床时效长于B组[(49±16)min vs.(37±13)min],A组恢复指数也长于B组[(14.2±3.0)min vs.(10.9±2.5)min](P<0.05).结论 乳腺癌术前化疗对罗库溴铵的临床作用时效和恢复延长.     

低温心肺转流中不同氧合器对儿童罗库溴铵药效动力学的影响

目的研究先天性心脏病学龄儿童心肺转流(CPB)中,不同氧合器对其罗库溴铵药效动力学的影响。方法选择6～12岁先天性心脏病患儿46例,随机分为膜式氧合器组(MO组,n=22)和鼓泡式氧合器组(BO组,n=24)。诱导后静脉给罗库溴铵600μg/kg行气管插管。CPB前、中、后三阶段,肌颤搐反应强度(T1)25%时,静注罗库溴铵200μg/kg。监测两组诱导期、CPB前、中、后期罗库溴铵的起效时间、无反应时间、T110%、T125%、T175%恢复时间及恢复指数等指标。结果两组患儿CPB前罗库溴铵肌松时效比较差异无统计学意义。CPB中,MO组和BO组的起效时间、无反应时间、T110%、T110%～25%、T125%分别为(3.72±2.10)、(29.45±7.67)、(46.36±7.26)、(14.12±2.62)、(60.57±6.31)和(3.62±1.78)、(24.95±6.93)、(43.07±7.99)、(13.04±2.46)、(56.68±6.82)min,组间比较差异无统计学意义。结论低温CPB中使用膜式氧合器与鼓泡式氧合器对罗库溴铵维持量的肌松时效影响差异无统计学意义。     

七氟烷对罗库溴铵、维库溴铵及阿曲库铵临床药效的影响

目的 以丙泊酚为对照,观察1.3 MAC的七氟烷对罗库溴铵、维库溴铵及阿曲库铵临床药效的影响.方法 选择60例择期腹部手术的病人随机分为6组,每组10人.七氟烷罗库溴铵组(sR组)、七氟烷维库溴铵组(SV组)及七氟烷阿曲库铵组(SA组)分别吸入1.3 MAC的七氟烷及静注芬太尼维持麻醉,丙泊酚罗库溴铵组(CR组)、丙泊酚维库溴铵组(CV组)及丙泊酚阿曲库铵组(CA组)以丙泊酚6 mg·kg-1·h-1～8 mg·kg～·h-1及芬太尼维持麻醉.监测起效时间、最大抑制程度、作用时间、维持速率、恢复时间、恢复指数.结果 七氟烷组与相应的对照组在最大抑制程度、恢复指数方面的无统计学差异,起效时间、作用时间、维持速率、恢复时间有统计学差异.结论 七氟烷能明显延长罗库溴铵、维库溴铵以及阿曲库铵的作用时间和恢复时间并减少其起效时间、维持剂量,但对最大抑制程度和恢复指数则无明显影响.     

罗库溴铵对老年病人的药效动力学影响

目的 研究罗库溴铵对老年病人的肌松效应。方法 94例ASA Ⅰ～Ⅱ级的病人按年龄分为4组,Ⅰ组为对照组(28例,32～59岁),Ⅱ组(29例,60～69岁),Ⅲ组(27例,70～89岁)和Ⅳ组(10例,90～97岁)。四组病人均于全麻诱导时静注罗库溴铵0.6mg/kg,并进行四个成串刺激(TOF)肌松监测。术中持续静注罗库溴铵,用注射泵调控给药剂量,T_1维持10％～20％至手术结束。记录罗库溴铵起效时间、T_1为零时间、首次给药后T_110％恢复时间、停药后T_125％恢复时间以及每30min罗库溴铵用量。结果 (1)Ⅰ组病人罗库溴铵起效时间明显比其余三组长(P<0.01),Ⅳ组病人肌松起效时间快于Ⅱ组和Ⅲ组(P<0.01)。(2)Ⅰ组病人T_1为零时间明显比其余3组病人长(P<0.01),Ⅱ、Ⅲ组T_1为零时间相近(P>0.05),Ⅳ组病人则短于Ⅱ组和Ⅲ组(P<0.01)。(3)Ⅰ组和Ⅱ组首次给药后T_110％恢复时间和停药后T_125％恢复时间显著快于Ⅲ组和Ⅳ组(P<0.01)。(4)不同年龄组罗库溴铵用量不同,随年龄增加而减少(P<0.01)。结论 随着年龄的增长,尤其在高龄病人罗库溴铵起效时间,达最大效能时间增快、维持用量减少和肌松持续时间延长。     

丙泊酚与芬太尼静脉全麻下老年人持续输注国产维库溴铵及阿曲库铵肌松作用的比较

目的 比较静脉全麻下老年人持续输注国产维库溴铵及阿曲库铵的肌松作用.方法 观察在全麻下行腹部外科手术患者30例,ASA Ⅰ或Ⅱ级,年龄65～86岁,随机均分为维库溴铵组(Ⅰ组)和阿曲库铵组(Ⅱ组).使用TOF-watch SX肌松监测仪监测尺神经-拇内收肌传递功能.术中调整维库溴铵和阿曲库铵输注速度,使T1维持在参照值的10%,观察并记录两组输注速度的变化,两组恢复指数(T25-75)以及T1从10%恢复至TOFR-0.9的时间.结果 Ⅰ组在持续输注90 min时,输注速度下降60%,此后基本维持这一水平,Ⅱ组持续输注150 min后仅下降23%,两组患者T25-75 Ⅰ组为(24.8±4.2)min,Ⅱ组为(20.2±3.7)min,T10至TOFR=0.9 Ⅰ组为(37,5±4.5)min,Ⅱ组为(29.2±5.2)min(P＜0.05).结论 与维库溴铵比较,阿曲库铵较适用于老年人全麻下持续输注维持肌松,其具有输注速率稳定,肌松恢复迅速等优点.     

尼卡地平对维库溴铵和阿曲库铵肌松时效的影响

目的探讨尼卡地平对维库溴铵、阿曲库铵肌松时效的影响.方法40例ASAⅠ～Ⅱ级择期手术的全麻患者,随机分为四组,每组10例.四组病人均行健忘镇痛慢诱导气管内插管.吸入5096N2O-氧混合气,静注芬太尼、羟丁酸钠维持麻醉.Ⅰ组静注维库溴铵0.1mg@kg-1(2×ED95);Ⅲ组静注阿曲库铵0.5mg@kg-1(2×ED95);收缩压超过基础值30%时,Ⅱ组和Ⅳ组均给予尼卡地平20μg@kg-1,1min后分别静注与Ⅰ组、Ⅲ组同等剂量的维库溴铵或阿曲库铵.用Biometer加速度仪监测肌松情况.结果Ⅰ组、Ⅱ组维库溴铵起效时间分别为(2.6±0.2)min和(2.0±0.2)min,Ⅲ组、Ⅳ组阿曲库铵起效时间分别为(3.1±0.7)min和(2.3±0.5)min,Ⅱ组和Ⅳ组均明显缩短(P＜0.05);Ⅱ组临床作用时间较Ⅰ组延长(P＜0.05);Ⅳ组T190%恢复时间及恢复指数较Ⅲ组延长(P＜0.05);Ⅱ组无反应期、T150%恢复时间、9096恢复时间及恢复指数,均长于Ⅰ组;Ⅳ组无反应期、临床作用时间及T15096恢复时间均长于Ⅲ组,但无统计学意义).结论尼卡地平能缩短维库溴铵、阿曲库铵的起效时间,延长维库溴铵、阿曲库铵的临床作用和恢复时间.     

Vasopressor hormone response following mesenteric traction during major abdominal surgery

Background : We investigated the vasopressor hormone response following mesenteric traction (MT) with hypotension due to prostacyclin (PGI₂) release in patients undergoing abdominal surgery with a combined general and epidural anesthesia. Methods : In a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study we administered 400 mg ibuprofen (i.v.) in 42 patients scheduled for abdominal surgery. General anesthesia was combined with epidural anesthesia (T4-L1). Before as well as 5, 15, 30, 45, and 90 min after MT we recorded plasma osmolality, hemodynamics and measured 6-keto-PGFlα (stabile metabolite of PGI₂), TXB₂ (stabile metabolite of thromboxane A₂) active renin, and arginine vasopressin (AVP) plasma concentrations by radioimmunoassay. Catecholamine levels were assessed by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) with electrochemical detection. Results : Following MT, arterial hypotension occurred along with a substantial PGI₂ release. This was completely abolished by ibuprofen administration. Although plasma levels of 6-keto-PGF_1α (1133 (708) vs. 60 (3) ng/L, median (median absolute deviation), P=0.0001, placebo vs. ibuprofen) remained significantly elevated, blood pressure was restored within 30 min after MT in the placebo group. At the same point in time plasma concentrations of TXB² (164 (87) vs. 58 (1) ng/L, P=0.0001), epinephrine (46 (33) vs. 14 (6) ng/L, P=0.001), AVP (41 ± (18) vs. 12 (7) ng/L, P=0.0004), and active renin (27 (12) vs. 12 (4) ng/L, P = 0.001) were significantly higher in placebo-treated patients. Conclusion : Under combined general and epidural anesthesia arterial hypotension following MT due to endogenous PGI₂ release is associated with enhanced release of AVP, active renin, epinephrine and thromboxane A₂, presumably contributing to hemodynamic stability within 30 min after MT.     

A Teaspoon Pump for Pumping Blood with High Hydraulic Efficiency and Low Hemolysis Potential

Abstract: Virtually all blood pumps contain some kind of rubbing, sliding, closely moving machinery surfaces that are exposed to the blood being pumped. These valves, internal bearings, magnetic bearing position sensors, and shaft seals cause most of the problems with blood pumps. The original teaspoon pump design prevented the rubbing, sliding machinery surfaces from contacting the blood. However, the hydraulic efficiency was low because the blood was able to "slip around" the rotating impeller so that the blood itself never rotated fast enough to develop adequate pressure. An improved teaspoon blood pump has been designed and tested and has shown acceptable hydraulic performance and low hemolysis potential. The new pump uses a nonrotating "swinging" hose as the pump impeller. The fluid enters the pump through the center of the swinging hose; therefore, there can be no fluid slip between the revolving blood and the revolving impeller. The new pump uses an impeller that is comparable to a flexible garden hose. If the free end of the hose were swung around in a circle like half of a jump rope, the fluid inside the hose would rotate and develop pressure even though the hose impeller itself did not "rotate"; therefore, no rotating shaft seal or internal bearings are required.     

Microspheres Based Detoxification System: A New Method in Convective Blood Purification

Abstract: A variety of protein-bound or hydrophobic substances, accumulating as a result of pathologic conditions such as exogenous or endogenous intoxications, are removed poorly by conventional detoxification methods because of low accessibility (hemodialysis), insufficient adsorption capabilities (hemosorption), low efficiency (peritoneal dialysis), or economic limitations (high-volume plasmapheresis). Combining advantages of existing methods with microspheric technology, a module-based system was designed. Major operating parameters of the latter can be modified to allow for adjustment to individual clinical situations. An extracorporeal blood circuit including a plasmafilter is combined with a secondary high-velocity plasma circuit driven by a centrifugal pump. Different microspheric adsorbers can be combined in one circuit or applied in sequence. Thus, a prolonged treatment can be tailored using specially designed selective adsorber materials. Comparing this system with existing methods (high-flux hemodialysis, molecular adsorbent recycling system), results from our in vitro studies and animal experiments demonstrate the superior efficiency of substance removal.     

Tissue perfusion in relation to cardiac output during continuous positive-pressure ventilation and administration of propranolol or verapamil

Background : Our objective was to determine whether administration of propranolol or verapamil modifies the hemodynamic adaptation to continuous positive-pressure ventilation (CPPV), in particular the regional distribution of cardiac output (CO).
Methods : General hemodynamics and regional blood flows assessed by microsphere technique (15 (μm) were recorded in 16 anesthetized pigs during spontaneous breathing (SB) and CPPV with 8 cm H₂O end-expiratory pressure (CPPV8) before and after intravenous administration of propranolol (0.3 mg · kg⁻¹ followed by 0.15 mg · kg⁻¹ · h⁻¹, n=8) or verapamil (0.1 mg · kg⁻¹ followed by 0.3 mg · kg⁻¹ · h⁻¹, n=8).
Results : CPPV8 depressed CO by 25% without shifts in its relative distribution with the exception of a noteworthy increase in adrenal perfusion. Propranolol increased arterial blood pressure, and due to a fall in heart rate, CO dropped by 25%. The kidneys and, to a lesser extent, the splanchic region and central nervous system received increased fractions of the remaining CO at the expense of skeletal muscle flow. Similar patterns were seen during SB and CPPV8 such that the combination of propranolol and CPPV8 depressed CO by 50%. The circulatory effects of verapamil were less evident but myocardial perfusion tended to increase.
Conclusions : The combination of propranolol or verapamil with CPPV does not result in any specific hemodynamic interaction in anesthetized pigs, except that the combined effect of propranolol and CPPV may severely reduce CO.     

Bariatric Surgery in Some "Central and East-European (former Eastern bloc)"Countries - Current Status and Prediction for the Next Millennium

Background: Obesity is increasing globallly, including in the formerly "Eastern Bloc" countries. Methods: A survey was made of obesity and bariatric surgery. Results: In the 8 East and Central European countries studied, with total population 300 million, roughly 43% of the population was overweight (BMI 25-30), 23% obese (BMI > 30), with about 15 million people morbidly obese (BMI > 40). From 0-10 morbidly obese individuals/100,000/year undergo bariatric surgery. Conclusion: Most countries were found to provide inadequate treatment for obesity.The majority of the morbidly obese are not treated effectively. However, health-care awareness of obesity and bariatric surgeons are slowly increasing.     

Volatile anaesthetics reduce adhesion of blood platelets under low-flow conditions in the coronary system of isolated guinea pig hearts

Background : Inhibitory effects of volatile anaesthetics on platelet aggregation have been demonstrated in several studies. However, the influence of volatile anaesthetics on intracoronary platelet adhesion has not been elucidated so far.
Methods : Isolated hearts of guinea pigs were perfused with buffer in the absence or presence of volatile anaesthetics (0.5 and 1 MAC) at constant coronary flow rates of 5 ml/min for 25 min, then 1 ml/min for 30 min and again 5 ml/min for 10 min. Before, during and after low-flow perfusion, a bolus of human platelets was applied into the coronary system. To simulate thrombogenic conditions, 0.3 U/ml human thrombin was infused during low-flow perfusion and reperfusion. The number of platelets sequestered to the endothelium was calculated from the difference between coronary in- and output of platelets. The myocardial production of lactate and consumption of pyruvate and coronary perfusion pressure were also determined.
Results : At a flow rate of 5 ml/min only about 3% of the applied platelets did not emerge from the coronary system, in any group. In contrast, 13.1±1.2% (mean±SEM) of infused platelets became adherent in low-flow perfusion in the control group without anaesthetic. The adherence was reduced with each 1 MAC isoflurane (to 6.2±1.2%), sevoflurane (to 4.4±0.9%) or halothane (to 3.2±1.5%) (each P <0.05 vs. control). Volatile anaesthetic, 0.5 MAC, did not inhibit platelet adhesion to a statistically significant extent in any case. Perfusion pressure and metabolic parameters were not statistically different between the control and the hearts exposed to anaesthetics.
Conclusion : Volatile anaesthetics in a concentration of 1 MAC can reduce the adhesion of platelets in the coronary system under reduced flow conditions. This action does not arise from vasodilation or inhibition of ischaemic stress.     

Synergistic interaction between the effects of propofol and midazolam with fentanyl on phrenic nerve activity in rabbits

Background: It has been shown that the depressive effects of both propofol and midazolam on consciousness are synergistic with opioids, but the nature of their interactions on other physiological systems, e. g. respiration, has not been fully investigated. The present study examined the effect of propofol and midazolam alone and in combination with fentanyl on phrenic nerve activity (PNA) and whether such interactions are additive or synergistic. Methods: PNA was recorded in 27 anaesthetised and artificially ventilated rabbits. In three groups, propofol, fentanyl and midazolam were administered intravenously in incremental doses to construct dose-response curves for the depressant effects of each one on PNA. In another two groups, the effect of pretreatment with either fentanyl 1 μg · kg^?1 i. v. or midazolam 0.05 mg · kg^?1 i. v. on the effects of propofol and fentanyl respectively on PNA were studied. Results: Propofol and fentanyl caused a dose-dependent depression of PNA with complete abolition at the highest total doses of 16 mg · kg^?1 i. v. and 32 μg · kg^?1 i. v., respectively. In contrast, midazolam in incremental doses to a total of 0.8 mg · kg^?1 reduced mean PNA by 63%, but approximately 12% of PNA remained at a total dose as high as 6.4 mg · kg^?1. The mean ED₅₀s, calculated from dose-response curves, were 5.4 mg · kg^?1, 3.9 μg · kg^?1 and 0.4 mg · kg^?1 for propofol, fentanyl and midazolam, respectively. Initial doses of either fentanyl 1 μg · kg^?1 i. v. or midazolam 0.05 mg · kg^?1 i. v. acted synergistically with subsequent doses of either propofol or fentanyl to abolish PNA at total doses of 8 mg · kg^?1 and 8 μg · kg^?1, respectively. Conclusion: Fentanyl has a synergistic interaction with both propofol and midazolam on PNA and hence potentially on respiration.     

Influence of dopexamine hydrochloride on haemodynamics and regulators of circulation in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery

Background: Catecholaminergic support is often used to improve haemodynamics in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. Dopexamine is a synthetic vasoactive catecholamine with beneficial microcirculatory properties. Methods: The influence of perioperative administration of dopexamine on cardiorespiratory data and important regulators of macro- and microcirculation were studied in 30 patients undergoing Whipple pancreaticduodenectomy. The patients received randomized and blinded either 2 μg · kg^?1 · min^?1 of dopexamine (n=15) or placebo (n=15, control group). The infusion was started after induction of anaesthesia and continued until the morning of the first postoperative day. Endothelin-1 (ET-1), vasopressin, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), and catecholamine plasma levels were measured from arterial blood samples. Measurements were carried out after induction of anaesthesia, 2 h after onset of surgery, at the end of surgery, 2 h after surgery, and on the morning of the first postoperative day. Results: Cardiac index (CI) increased significantly in the dopexamine group (from 2.61±0.41 to 4.57±0.78 1 · min^?1 · m^?2) and remained elevated until the morning of the first postoperative day. Oxygen delivery index (DO₂I) and oxygen consumption index (VO₂I) were also significantly increased in the dopexamine group (DO₂I: from 416±91 to 717±110 ml/m² · m²; VO₂I: from 98±25 to 157±22 ml/m² · m²), being significantly higher than in the control group. pHi remained stable only in the dopexamine patients, indicating adequate splanchnic perfusion. Vasopressive regulators of circulation increased significantly only in the untreated control patients (vasopressin: from 4.37±1.1 to 35.9±12.1 pg/ml; ET-1: from 2.88±0.91 to 6.91±1.20 pg/ml). Conclusion: Patients undergoing major abdominal surgery may profit from prophylactic perioperative administration of dopexamine hydrochloride in the form of improved haemodynamics and oxygenation as well as beneficial influence on important regulators of organ blood flow.     

A comparison of the inhibitory effects of four volatile anaesthetics on the metabolism of chlorzoxazone, a substrate for CYP2E1, in rabbits

Background: Halothane inhibits in vitro and in vivo activity of cytochrome P-450 (CYP) 2E1. There are several fluorinated volatile anaesthetics besides halothane, and most of them are defluorinated by CYP2E1. It is unclear whether other fluorinated anaesthetics inhibit the in vivo activity of CYP2E1.
Methods: We compared the inhibitory effects of therapeutic concentrations of four inhalational anaesthetics, halothane, enflurane, isoflurane, and sevoflurane, on chlorzoxazone metabolism in rabbits receiving artificial ventilation.
Results: All four inhalational anaesthetics decreased arterial blood pressure and increased plasma chlorzoxazone concentration. However, no significant differences in the plasma chlorzoxazone concentration were found between the four anaesthetics. The estimated chlorzoxazone clearance increased after beginning inhalation with all four agents, but no significant difference in clearance was noted between agents.
Conclusions: At therapeutic concentrations, the in vivo inhibitory effect on chlorzoxazone metabolism was similar for all four inhalational anaesthetics examined, even though their chemical characteristics and extent of hepatic metabolism differ considerably.     

Systemic analgesia adapted to the children's condition

A concept of balanced analgesia using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), paracetamol (acetaminophen), opioids, and corticosteroids can also be used in patients with pre-existing illnesses. NSAIDs are the most effective treatment for acute pain of moderate intensity in children; however, these drugs should be avoided in patients at increased risk for serious side effects, e.g. patients with renal impairment, bleeding tendency, or extreme prematurity. NSAIDs can be given with minimal risks to the younger child with mild to moderate asthma, and, in these patients, the use of steroids can be encouraged; in addition to their antiemetic and analgesic action, a beneficial effect on asthma symptoms can be expected. In the non-intubated child with cerebral trauma, exaggerated sedation caused by opioids and increased bleeding tendency caused by NSAIDs must be avoided. In neonates and small infants, the oral administration of sucrose or glucose is helpful to minimize pain reaction during short uncomfortable interventions.