Sedation with Propofol-Midazolam Combination versus Propofol alone during Spinal Anesthesia: Prospective, Randomized Study. |
Ka Young Rhee, Mi Ja Yun, Duck Kyoung Kim, Tae Kyung Seol, Kyoung Ok Kim |
1Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. pissces@medimail. co.kr 2Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea. 3Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Cancer Center, Ilsan, Korea. 4Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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Abstract |
BACKGROUND Propofol can produce a dose-dependent reduction in blood pressure by providing titratable sedation and rapid recovery. It has been reported that a combination of midazolam and propofol resulted in the significant reduction in the total dose of propofol needed. It was hypothesized that the addition of low-dose midazolam to propofol may provide sufficient sedation without compromising the hemodynamic stability. METHODS A total of 40 consecutive patients were randomly assigned to one of two groups (n = 20 each). Group M-P received a bolus of 0.02 mg/kg of midazolam, followed by a propofol infusion with a fixed target concentration of 1.0microgram/ml. Group P received only a propofol infusion with an initial target plasma concentration of 2.5microgram/ml. Subsequent titration of the infusion rates in Group P or the additional midazolam boluses in Group M-P were made in order to maintain a predetermined sedation level. RESULTS In Group P, a mean dose of 5.4 +/- 0.7 mg/kg/h propofol was used compared with 2.7 +/- 0.5 mg/kg/h in Group M-P (P<0.0001, plus additional 2.96 +/- 1.8 mg of midazolam). Ephedrine was administered to 15 patients in Group M-P and 17 patients in Group P. Recovery was significantly fast (Group P, 6.8 +/- 2.9 min vs. Group M-P, 9.8 +/- 4.4 min, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Sedation with propofol plus midazolam requires a lower total dose of propofol compared with propofol alone but has no superior hemodynamic stability. A further study using younger patients and combinations of different doses of each drug will be needed. |
Key Words:
hypotension; midazolam; propofol sedation; spinal anesthesia |
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