Thoracic epidural block attenuates cardiovascular response to apnea in rabbits |
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Authors: | Masayuki Miyabe Shinji Takahashi Shigehito Sato Hidenori Toyooka |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Anesthesiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 305 Tsukuba, Japan |
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Abstract: | Purpose Apnea is one of the potential complications during anaesthesia. If sympathetic nerve activity is blocked by epidural anaesthesia, circulatory responses to apnea might change. Our objective was to assess the potential modifying effects of epidural anaesthesia on the cardiovascular responses to apnea in the animals. Methods Twenty rabbits anaesthetised with pentobarbital (25 mg·kg?1 iv, 8 mg·kg?1·hr?1) and pacuronium bromide (0.2 mg·kg?1·hr?1 iv) were randomly assigned to one of two groups: control (n = 10) and epidural (n = 10). In the control group, 0.6 ml saline, and in the epidural group, 0.6 ml lidocaine 1% was injected into the epidural space respectively. After mechanical ventilation with FIO2 0.4, apnea was induced by disconnecting the anaesthetic circuit from the endotracheal tube, and mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), and time to cardiac arrest were measured. Results Before apnea MAP was lower in the epidural than in the control group (73 ± 10vs 91 ± 10 mmHg,P < 0.05). Heart rate was not different between groups (264 ± 36vs 266 ± 24 bpm). Mean arterial pressure increased in the control group after apnea, but not in the epidural group. The time to cardiac arrest was less in the epidural group than in the control group (420 ± 67vs 520 ± 61 sec,P < 0.05). Heart rate decreased markedly after apnea in the control group whereas it decreased gradually in the epidural group. Conclusion Thoracic epidural anaesthesia attenuated cardiovascular response to apnea and reduced the time to cardiac arrest. |
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