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[The effects of the fat component of propofol solution of ketogenesis during propofol anesthesia]
H Fujiwara1, O Nagata, T Kitamura
1Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tokyo Branch Hospital, Tokyo, 112-8688.
Abstract:
To examine the effects of the fat component in propofol solution on the fat metabolism during propofol anesthesia, we measured the urine ketone body (UKB) and blood concentrations of 3-hydroxybutyrate (3-OHBA) and glucose. The anesthesia was maintained with propofol, fentanyl, and vecuronium. Infusion fluid without glucose was used while we measured the concentration of 3-OHBA. UKB was detected only when the concentration of 3-OHBA was more than 400 mumol.ml-1. The blood concentration of 3-OHBA increased in proportion to the total amount of propofol solution, while UKB did not show any such relationship. Furthermore, the rate of increase of 3-OHBA was larger in the group whose concentration of 3-OHBA was higher than the normal range. The blood concentration of glucose ranged within the normal fasting level. There were no cases who needed special treatment for hyperketonemia in this study. We concluded that 3-OHBA was a more sensitive indicator of ketogenesis than UKB, and that ketogenesis was accelerated both by propofol anesthesia with the lipidemic solution of propofol and by fasting before surgery. The acceleration of ketogenesis was especially marked in the patients with hyperketonemia.
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