| Anaesthetic requirements and stress hormone responses in acute cord-injured patients undergoing surgery of the injured spine. | |
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PMID: 19276914 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Neuraxial anaesthesia has been shown to produce a sedative and anaesthetic-sparing effect. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effects of acute spinal cord injury on sevoflurane requirement and stress hormone responses during spinal surgery at the level of the injury. METHODS: Thirty-five patients with traumatic complete spinal cord injury undergoing spinal surgery at the level of the injury were studied. They were grouped into quadriplegics (above C7, n = 20) and paraplegics (below T1, n = 15) according to the level of injury. Patients (n = 35) with spine trauma without neurological impairment undergoing spinal surgery at the respective level served as controls. The bispectral index score was maintained at 40-50 throughout the surgery. Measurements included end-tidal sevoflurane concentrations, mean arterial pressure, heart rate, and plasma concentrations of catecholamines and arginine vasopressin. RESULTS: During the surgery, the mean arterial pressure was significantly lower in both quadriplegics and paraplegics (P < 0.05). The heart rate did not differ significantly in the quadriplegics, but was higher in the paraplegics, compared with their controls. However, end-tidal sevoflurane concentrations and bispectral index score were comparable with controls in both quadriplegics and paraplegics. Throughout the study, the plasma arginine vasopressin concentrations were not altered, although norepinephrine and epinephrine concentrations were lower in the quadriplegics. There were no significant differences in stress hormones between the groups having thoraco-lumbar surgery. CONCLUSION: Spinal cord injury neither alters the anaesthetic requirement regardless of the level of injury during spinal surgery at the level of the injury, nor enhances arginine vasopressin release. However, it blunts catecholamine responses in quadriplegics. |
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Authors:
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Kyung Y Yoo; Tae S Kim; Cheol W Jeong; Seok J Kim; Seong T Jeong; Seong W Jeong; Min H Shin; JongUn Lee |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of anaesthesiology Volume: 26 ISSN: 1365-2346 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Anaesthesiol Publication Date: 2009 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-03-11 Completed Date: 2009-08-17 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8411711 Medline TA: Eur J Anaesthesiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 304-10 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea. kyyoo@jnu.ac.kr |
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Acute Disease Adult Anesthesia, Inhalation* Anesthetics, Inhalation* Arginine Vasopressin / drug effects Blood Pressure / drug effects Electroencephalography / drug effects Epinephrine / blood Female Heart Rate / drug effects Humans Male Methyl Ethers* Middle Aged Norepinephrine / blood Paraplegia / physiopathology Prospective Studies Quadriplegia / physiopathology Spinal Cord Injuries / surgery* Stress, Physiological* Tidal Volume / drug effects |
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0/Anesthetics, Inhalation; 0/Methyl Ethers; 113-79-1/Arginine Vasopressin; 28523-86-6/sevoflurane; 51-41-2/Norepinephrine; 51-43-4/Epinephrine |
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