C50 for propofol-remifentanil target-controlled infusion and bispectral index at loss of consciousness and response to painful stimulus in Chinese patients: a multicenter clinical trial.Anesth Analg. 2009 Feb; 108(2):478-83.A&A
BACKGROUND
In this study, we evaluated the predicted blood and effect-site C(50) for propofol and remifentanil target-controlled infusion and the Bispectral Index (BIS) values at loss of consciousness (LOC) and response to a standard noxious painful stimulus in Chinese patients. We hypothesized that these values would be different from previously published data on Caucasians.
METHODS
Five medical centers enrolled 405 ASA physical status I and II unpremedicated Chinese patients (97 men, 308 women) aged 18-65 yr. Propofol was initially given to a predicted blood concentration of 1.2 microg/mL and thereafter increased by 0.3 microg/mL every 30 s until Observer's Assessment of Alertness and Sedation score was 1. The propofol was kept constant, and remifentanil was given to provide a predict blood concentration of 2.0 ng/mL, and then increased by 0.3 ng/mL every 30 s until loss of response to a tetanic stimulus. BIS (version 3.22, BIS Quattro sensor) was also recorded.
RESULTS
The propofol effect-site C(50) at LOC was 2.2 (2.2-2.3) microg/mL. The remifentanil effect-site C(50) at loss of response to painful stimulus was 3.3 ng/mL. Fifty percent of patients lost consciousness at a BIS value of 58, and 95% had lost consciousness at BIS values <40. The BIS value at C(50) at loss of response to painful stimulus was 65.4, which was higher than that at LOS (P < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
The predicted blood and effect-site concentrations of propofol and BIS values at LOC were lower than those in previously published studies of Caucasian populations.
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