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Ventilatory compliance after three sufentanil-pancuronium induction sequences.

J C Horrow1, J T Abrams, D F Van Riper

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-1192.

Anesthesiology
|December 1, 1991
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Mixing nondepolarizing muscle relaxants with sufentanil during opioid induction improved ventilatory compliance. This approach, unlike other sequences, significantly enhanced lung mechanics immediately post-infusion.

Area of Science:

  • Anesthesiology
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Opioid induction can impair ventilatory compliance.
  • Nondepolarizing muscle relaxants are sometimes used to mitigate this effect.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the effects of different administration sequences of pancuronium and sufentanil on ventilatory compliance.
  • To evaluate if pretreatment with pancuronium blunts the decrease in compliance caused by sufentanil.

Main Methods:

  • Three groups of patients received sufentanil with varying pancuronium administration timings (control, pretreated, mixed).
  • Ventilatory compliance was measured using plateau airway pressure and exhaled volume.
  • Measurements were taken immediately after sufentanil infusion and again 5 minutes later.

Main Results:

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  • The 'mixed' group, where pancuronium was infused with sufentanil, showed significantly higher ventilatory compliance immediately after infusion compared to control and pretreated groups.
  • No significant difference in compliance was observed between the control and pretreated groups.
  • All groups achieved similar compliance after the full dose of pancuronium was administered.

Conclusions:

  • Administering nondepolarizing muscle relaxants simultaneously with opioids during induction can improve immediate ventilatory compliance.
  • This 'mixed' administration strategy offers a potential benefit for maintaining lung mechanics during anesthetic induction.