Propofol is Associated with Impaired Brain Metabolism during Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: An Experimental Microdialysis Study
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https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20061022Abstract
Background. Propofol is a widely used anesthetic in cardiac surgery. It has been shown to increase cerebrovascular resistance resulting in decreased cerebral blood flow. Efficient brain perfusion and tissue oxygenation during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is essential in surgery requiring hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA). The effects of propofol on brain metabolism are reported in a surviving porcine model of HCA.
Methods. Twenty female juvenile pigs undergoing 75 minutes of HCA at a brain temperature of 18°C were assigned to either propofol- or isoflurane anesthesia combined with ?-stat perfusion strategy during CPB cooling and rewarming. Brain microdialysis analysis was used for determination of brain metabolism, and tissue oxygen partial pressure and intracranial pressures were also followed-up until 8 hours postoperatively.
Results. Brain concentrations of glutamate and glycerol were significantly higher in the propofol group throughout the experiment (P < .01 and P < .01, respectively). The lactate/pyruvate ratio was significantly higher in the propofol group at 6-, 7-, and 8-hour intervals (P < .05, P < .01, and P < .05, respectively). The intracranial pressure was significantly higher at the 8-hour postoperative interval (P < .05) in the propofol group. A trend toward higher brain oxygen concentrations was observed in the isoflurane group.
Conclusions. Anesthesia with propofol as compared with isoflurane is associated with impaired brain metabolism during experimental HCA.
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