Reliability of body-weight scalars on the assessment of propofol induction dose in obese patients

Autor: Amílcar Falcão, Patrício Soares-da-Silva, Humberto S Machado, Ana M. Araújo
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 62(4)
ISSN: 1399-6576
Popis: BACKGROUND Obese patients require specific perioperative care when compared with non-obese patients. The present study aimed to analyse the ability of size descriptors to estimate propofol induction dose in class II and III obese patients. METHODS A cross-sectional study on adult patients with body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 35 kg/m2 and on adult patients with BMI lower than 35 kg/m2 was carried out. General anaesthesia was induced with remifentanil, propofol and rocuronium. Propofol infusion was started at 2000 mg/h until loss of consciousness. Bioelectrical impedance analysis and Brice modified interview was completed during pre- and post-operative evaluation, respectively. Measurements of propofol plasma concentration were performed using gas chromatography/ion trap-mass spectrometry. RESULTS Forty patients were enrolled in the study. The median values of fat free mass (FFM) in BMI
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