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Clinical Trial
. 2019 Jun 19;19(1):109.
doi: 10.1186/s12871-019-0784-9.

Effect of sevoflurane on systemic and cerebral circulation, cerebral autoregulation and CO2 reactivity

Marianna Juhász  1 , Levente Molnár  1 , Béla Fülesdi  2   3 , Tamás Végh  1   4 , Dénes Páll  5 , Csilla Molnár  1
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Effect of sevoflurane on systemic and cerebral circulation, cerebral autoregulation and CO2 reactivity

Marianna Juhász et al. BMC Anesthesiol. .

Abstract

Background: Sevoflurane is one of the most frequently used inhaled anesthetics for general anesthesia. Previously it has been reported that at clinically used doses of sevoflurane, cerebral vasoreactivity is maintained. However, there are no data how sevoflurane influences systemic and cerebral circulation in parallel. The aim of our study was to assess systemic and cerebral hemodynamic changes as well as cerebral CO2-reactivity during sevoflurane anesthesia.

Methods: Twenty nine patients undergoing general anesthesia were enrolled. Anesthesia was maintained with 1 MAC sevoflurane in 40% oxygen. Ventilatory settings (respiratory rate and tidal volume) were adjusted to reach and maintain 40, 35 and 30 mmHg EtCO2 for 5 min respectively. At the end of each period, transcranial Doppler and hemodynamic parameters using applanation tonometry were recorded.

Results: Systemic mean arterial pressure significantly decreased during anesthetic induction and remained unchanged during the entire study period. Central aortic and peripherial pulse pressure and augmentation index as markers of arterial stiffness significantly increased during the anesthetic induction and remained stable at the time points when target CO2 levels were reached. Both cerebral autoregulation and cerebral CO2-reactivity was maintained at 1 MAC sevoflurane.

Discussion: Cerebral autoregulation and CO2-reactivity is preserved at 1 MAC sevoflurane. Cerebrovascular effects of anesthetic compounds have to be assessed together with systemic circulatory effects.

Trial registration: The study was registered at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov , identifier: NCT02054143, retrospectively registered. Date of registration: February 4, 2014.

Keywords: CO2-reactivity, applanation tonometry; Cerebral blood flow, cerebral autoregulation; Sevoflurane; Transcranial Doppler.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Flow chart of the study
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Applanation tonometry parameters at rest and during the course of the study. Medians and CI values are shown. * indicates p < 0.05 difference as compared to steady state values
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Changes of middle cerebral artery mean blood flow velocity (MCAV) during the course of the study. Medians and CI values are shown. ** indicates p < 0.01, *** indicates p < 0.001 differences as compared to steady state values
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Changes of pulsatility index during the course of the study. Medians and CI values are shown. * indicates p < 0.05, *** indicates p < 0.001 differences as compared to steady state values
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Relationship between the %change of mean arterial pressure (MAP) and middle cerebral artery mean blood flow velocity (MCAV) after anesthetic induction and reaching the steady state
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The proposed mechanism of action of anesthetics on cerebral blood flow regulation
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