Korean J Anesthesiol.  2003 Mar;44(3):331-337. 10.4097/kjae.2003.44.3.331.

The Effects of N2O on Intubation Not Using Muscle Relaxant with Propofol-Alfentanil

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  • 1Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, Korea. ylee@sanggyepaik.ac.kr

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The combination of propofol and alfentanil for nonrelaxant intubation produces hypotension and bradycardia. N2O, a commonly used inhaled anesthetic, has been known to augment the anesthetic depth in propofol anesthesia. Conversely, N2O was reported to increase the incidences of opioid-induced cough and rigidity. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of additional N2O on propofol requirement and intubating conditions.
METHODS
Eighty healthy premedicated female patients were divided into N2O group (n = 40) and non-N2O group (n = 40). In each group, they were randomly assigned to four subgroups according to the propofol dose (1.0-2.5 mg/kg). With or without N2O (FiN2O = 0.5), propofol and 30mug/kg of alfentanil were administered during the induction of anesthesia. Expired concentrations of N2O were measured. Intubation was the attempted and intubating condition was scored (0-6). Incidences of cough and rigidity were also recorded. Dose of propofol for smooth intubation (score > 5) was analyzed and compared between groups. The conditions for smooth intubation were analyzed with variables (expired concentration of N2O, dose of propofol, age, incidences of hypotension, bradycardia, cough and rigidity) by logistic regression.
RESULTS
The expired concentration of N2O was 33.0-3.8%. Propofol ED50 for smooth intubation was 1.67 mg/kg (1.26-2.19) in the N2O group and 2.27 mg/kg (1.78-3.47) in the non-N2O group. A smooth intubating condition was correlated well with increased concentrations of N2O and doses of propofol and inversely correlated with incidences of cough and rigidity. However, we failed to prove a significant difference in incidences of hypotension, bradycardia, cough and rigidity between the two groups.
CONCLUSIONS
We cannot reduce the propofol requirement for smooth intubation without relaxant by using N2O. The success rate of intubation was increased by additional N2O.

Keyword

Alfentanil; intubation; nitrous oxide; not using muscle relaxant; propofol

MeSH Terms

Alfentanil
Anesthesia
Bradycardia
Cough
Female
Humans
Hypotension
Incidence
Intubation*
Logistic Models
Nitrous Oxide
Propofol
Alfentanil
Nitrous Oxide
Propofol
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