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Ando M, Kise Y, Kuniyoshi Y, Higa S, Nagano T, Furukawa K. Usefulness of Motor Evoked Potential Measurement and Analysis of Risk Factors for Spinal Cord Ischaemia from 300 Cases of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2024:S1078-5884(24)00259-4. [PMID: 38499146 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated the usefulness of motor evoked potentials (MEPs) for intra-operative monitoring to detect the risk of spinal cord ischaemia (SCI) during thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). Risk factors for SCI in TEVAR were also analysed. METHODS Among 330 TEVARs performed from February 2009 to October 2018, 300 patients underwent intra-operative MEP monitoring. SCI risk groups were extracted based on MEP amplitude changes using a cutoff value of 50%. When the amplitude decreased to < 50% of the pre-operative value, intra-operative mean arterial pressure (MAP) was increased by about 20 mmHg using noradrenaline, whereas MAP was usually controlled to about 80 mmHg during surgery. Other efforts were also made to increase MEP amplitude by increasing cardiac output, correcting anaemia, and finishing the surgery promptly. Based on MEP amplitude data, SCI risk groups were extracted and risk factors for SCI in TEVAR were analysed. RESULTS A total of 283 non-SCI risk patients and 17 SCI risk patients by MEP monitoring were extracted; only 1.0% developed immediate paraplegia and none developed delayed paraplegia. Bivariable analysis showed significant differences in chronic kidney disease, haemodialysis, artery of Adamkiewicz closure, and stent graft (SG) covered length ≥ 8 vertebral bodies. Logistic regression analysis showed hyperlipidaemia (odds ratio [OR] 3.55, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.08 - 11.67; p = .037), SG covered length ≥ 8 vertebral bodies (OR 1.35, 95% CI 1.02 - 1.78; p = .034), and haemodialysis (OR 27.78, 95% CI 6.02 - 128.22; p < .001) were the most influential risk factors for SCI in TEVAR. CONCLUSION MEPs might be a useful monitoring tool to predict SCI in TEVAR. In addition, hyperlipidaemia, SG covered length ≥ 8 vertebral bodies, and haemodialysis represent key risk factors for SCI during TEVAR.
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- Mizuki Ando
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan.
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Urasoe General Hospital, Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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Tanaka S, Yamamoto K, Yoshida S, Tomio R, Fujimoto T, Osaka M, Ishikawa T, Shimizu T, Akao N, Nishimatsu T. Anesthetic Fade in Intraoperative Transcranial Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring Is Mainly due to Decreased Synaptic Transmission at the Neuromuscular Junction by Propofol Accumulation. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2023. [PMID: 37257841 DOI: 10.1055/a-2103-7381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND We previously reported that normalization of motor evoked potential (MEP) monitoring amplitude by compound muscle action potential (CMAP) after peripheral nerve stimulation prevented the expression of anesthetic fade (AF), suggesting that AF might be due to reduced synaptic transfer in the neuromuscular junction. METHODS We calculated the time at which AF began for each of craniotomy and spinal cord surgery, and examined whether AF was avoided by CMAP after peripheral nerve stimulation normalization in each. Similar studies were also made with respect to the upper and lower limb muscles. RESULTS AF was observed in surgery lasting 160 minutes for craniotomy and 260 minutes or more for spinal surgery, and 195 minutes in the upper limb muscles and 135 minutes in the lower limb muscles. In all the series, AF could be avoided by CMAP after peripheral nerve stimulation normalization. CONCLUSION AF of MEP occurred in both craniotomy and spinal cord surgery, and it was also corrected by CMAP after peripheral nerve stimulation. AF is considered to be mainly due to a decrease in synaptic transfer of the neuromuscular junction due to the accumulation of propofol because of the avoidance by CMAP normalization. However, it may be partially due to a decrease in the excitability of pyramidal tracts and α-motor neurons, because AF occurred earlier in the lower limb muscles than in the upper limb muscles.
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- Satoshi Tanaka
- Department of Neurosurgery, Numata Neurosurgery & Cardiovascular Hospital, Numata, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Numata Neurosurgery & Cardiovascular Hospital, Numata, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Saitama Medical Center, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Honjo Neurosurgery & Spinal Surgery Clinic, Honjo, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Numata Neurosurgery & Cardiovascular Hospital, Numata, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Numata Neurosurgery & Cardiovascular Hospital, Numata, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Numata Neurosurgery & Cardiovascular Hospital, Numata, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Numata Neurosurgery & Cardiovascular Hospital, Numata, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Numata Neurosurgery & Cardiovascular Hospital, Numata, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Numata Neurosurgery & Cardiovascular Hospital, Numata, Gunma, Japan
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Effect of Compound Muscle Action Potential After Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Normalization on Anesthetic Fade of Intraoperative Transcranial Motor-Evoked Potential. J Clin Neurophysiol 2021; 38:306-311. [PMID: 32187041 DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Anesthetic fade refers to the time-dependent decrease in the amplitude of the intraoperative motor-evoked potential. It is thought to be caused by the accumulation of propofol. The authors examined whether normalization by the compound muscle action potential (CMAP) after peripheral nerve stimulation could compensate for anesthetic fade. METHODS In 1,842 muscles in 578 surgeries, which did not exhibit a motor-neurologic change after the operation, the motor-evoked potential amplitude was normalized by the CMAP amplitude after peripheral nerve stimulation, and the CMAP amplitude and operation times were analyzed. RESULTS The amplitudes of both motor-evoked potential and CMAP increased over time after peripheral nerve stimulation because of the disappearance of muscle-relaxant action. Especially, after peripheral nerve stimulation, CMAP significantly increased from the beginning to the end of the operation. Anesthetic fade in transcranial motor-evoked potential monitoring seemed to occur at more than 235 minutes of surgery based on the results of a receiver operating characteristic analysis of the operation time and relative amplitudes. Although the mean amplitude without CMAP normalization at more than 235 minutes was significantly lower than that at less than 235 minutes, the mean amplitude with normalization by CMAP after peripheral nerve stimulation at more than 235 minutes was not significantly different from that at less than 235 minutes. CONCLUSIONS Compound muscle action potential after peripheral nerve stimulation normalization was able to avoid the effect of anesthetic fade. Anesthetic fade was seemed to be caused by a decrease in synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction because of propofol accumulation by this result.
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Ugawa R, Takigawa T, Shimomiya H, Ohnishi T, Kurokawa Y, Oda Y, Shiozaki Y, Misawa H, Tanaka M, Ozaki T. An evaluation of anesthetic fade in motor evoked potential monitoring in spinal deformity surgeries. J Orthop Surg Res 2018; 13:227. [PMID: 30185199 PMCID: PMC6126029 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-018-0934-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Intraoperative neuromonitoring using motor evoked potentials (MEP) satisfactorily detects motor tract integrity changes during spinal surgery. However, monitoring is affected by “anesthetic fade,” in which the stimulation threshold increases because the waveform amplitude decreases with the accumulation of propofol. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of anesthetic fade on transcranial MEPs by investigating the time-dependent changes of amplitude during spinal deformity surgeries. Methods We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 142 spinal deformity patients (66 patients with idiopathic scoliosis, 28 with adult spinal deformities, 19 with neuromuscular scoliosis, 17 with syndromic scoliosis, and 12 with congenital scoliosis). The average age was 28 years (range, 5 to 81 years). MEPs were recorded bilaterally from the abductor digiti minimi (ADM) and abductor hallucis (AH) muscles during spinal deformity surgeries. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to investigate the time-dependent changes of amplitude after propofol infusion to evaluate anesthetic fade effects. Results The average time to baseline from initial propofol infusion was 113 min (range, 45 to 182 min). In the ADM, the amplitude was 52% at 1 h after initial propofol infusion, 102% at 2 h, 105% at 3 h, 101% at 4 h, 86% at 5 h, and 81% at 6 h. Compared to the 2-h time point, MEP decreased significantly by 16% at 5 h (P < 0.0005) and by 21% at 6 h (P < 0.05). In the AH, the amplitude was 49% at 1 h after initial infusion of propofol, 102% at 2 h, 102% at 3 h, 92% at 4 h, 71% at 5 h, and 63% at 6 h. Compared to the 2-h time point, MEP decreased significantly by 10% at 4 h (P < 0.005), by 31% at 5 h (P < 0.0000005), and by 39% at 6 h (P < 0.05). Conclusions MEP amplitude significantly decreased in the upper limbs at 5 and 6 h and in the lower limbs at 4, 5, and 6 h after the initial infusion of propofol, respectively. The influence of anesthetic fade could influence false positive MEPs during long spinal surgeries.
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- Ryo Ugawa
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
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- Division of Medical Support, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Division of Medical Support, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Division of Medical Support, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital, 1-10-25 Chikko-Midorimachi, Okayama City, Okayama, 702-8055, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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Ghezzi F, Monni L, Corsini S, Rauti R, Nistri A. Propofol Protects Rat Hypoglossal Motoneurons in an In Vitro Model of Excitotoxicity by Boosting GABAergic Inhibition and Reducing Oxidative Stress. Neuroscience 2017; 367:15-33. [PMID: 29069620 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Revised: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In brainstem motor networks, hypoglossal motoneurons (HMs) play the physiological role of driving tongue contraction, an activity critical for inspiration, phonation, chewing and swallowing. HMs are an early target of neurodegenerative diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis that, in its bulbar form, is manifested with initial dysphagia and dysarthria. One important pathogenetic component of this disease is the high level of extracellular glutamate due to uptake block that generates excitotoxicity. To understand the earliest phases of this condition we devised a model, the rat brainstem slice, in which block of glutamate uptake is associated with intense bursting of HMs, dysmetabolism and death. Since blocking bursting becomes a goal to prevent cell damage, the present report enquired whether boosting GABAergic inhibition could fulfill this aim and confer beneficial outcome. Propofol (0.5 µM) and midazolam (0.01 µM), two allosteric modulators of GABAA receptors, were used at concentrations yielding analogous potentiation of GABA-mediated currents. Propofol also partly depressed NMDA receptor currents. Both drugs significantly shortened bursting episodes without changing single burst properties, their synchronicity, or their occurrence. Two hours later, propofol prevented the rise in reactive oxygen species (ROS) and, at 4 hours, it inhibited intracellular release of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) and prevented concomitant cell loss. Midazolam did not contrast ROS and AIF release. The present work provides experimental evidence for the neuroprotective action of a general anesthetic like propofol, which, in this case, may be achieved through a combination of boosted GABAergic inhibition and reduced ROS production.
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- Filippo Ghezzi
- Department of Neuroscience, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), via Bonomea, 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), via Bonomea, 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), via Bonomea, 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), via Bonomea, 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), via Bonomea, 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy.
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Changes in transcranial motor evoked potentials during hemorrhage are associated with increased serum propofol concentrations. J Clin Monit Comput 2017; 32:541-548. [DOI: 10.1007/s10877-017-0057-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/19/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kaur J, Flores Gutiérrez J, Nistri A. Neuroprotective effect of propofol against excitotoxic injury to locomotor networks of the rat spinal cord in vitro. Eur J Neurosci 2016; 44:2418-2430. [PMID: 27468970 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Although neuroprotection to contain the initial damage of spinal cord injury (SCI) is difficult, multicentre studies show that early neurosurgery under general anaesthesia confers positive benefits. An interesting hypothesis is that the general anaesthetic itself might largely contribute to neuroprotection, although in vivo clinical settings hamper studying this possibility directly. To further test neuroprotective effects of a widely used general anaesthetic, we studied if propofol could change the outcome of a rat isolated spinal cord SCI model involving excitotoxicity evoked by 1 h application of kainate with delayed consequences on neurons and locomotor network activity. Propofol (5 μm; 4-8 h) enhanced responses to GABA and depressed those to NMDA together with decrease in polysynaptic reflexes that partly recovered after 1 day washout. Fictive locomotion induced by dorsal root stimuli or NMDA and serotonin was weaker the day after propofol application. Kainate elicited a significant loss of spinal neurons, especially motoneurons, whose number was halved. When propofol was applied for 4-8 h after kainate washout, strong neuroprotection was observed in all spinal areas, including attenuation of motoneuron loss. Although propofol had minimal impact on recovery of electrophysiological characteristics 24 h later, it did not further depress network activity. A significant improvement in disinhibited burst periodicity suggested potential to ameliorate neuronal excitability in analogy to histological data. Functional recovery of locomotor networks perhaps required longer time due to the combined action of excitotoxicity and anaesthetic depression at 24 h. These results suggest propofol could confer good neuroprotection to spinal circuits during experimental SCI.
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- Jaspreet Kaur
- Neuroscience Department, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Via Bonomea 265, 34136, Trieste, Italy
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- Neuroscience Department, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Via Bonomea 265, 34136, Trieste, Italy
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- Neuroscience Department, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Via Bonomea 265, 34136, Trieste, Italy. .,SPINAL (Spinal Person Injury Neurorehabilitation Applied Laboratory), Istituto di Medicina Fisica e Riabilitazione, Udine, Italy.
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Elsayed SEB, Raoof NAA, Elsayed OM. Effect of whole-body vibration on motor neuron excitability in healthy young men. BULLETIN OF FACULTY OF PHYSICAL THERAPY 2016. [DOI: 10.4103/1110-6611.188027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Comparison of the Effects of Etomidate and Propofol Combined With Remifentanil and Guided By Comparable BIS on Transcranial Electrical Motor-evoked Potentials During Spinal Surgery. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2012; 24:133-8. [DOI: 10.1097/ana.0b013e31823dfb2e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Neukom L, Vastani N, Seifert B, Spahn DR, Maurer K. Propofol decreases the axonal excitability in rat primary sensory afferents. Life Sci 2011; 90:343-50. [PMID: 22227474 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2011.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2011] [Revised: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 12/13/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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AIMS The aim of this present study was to investigate the changes of peripheral sensory nerve excitability produced by propofol. MAIN METHODS In a recently described in vitro model of rodent saphenous nerve we used the technique of threshold tracking (QTRAC®) to measure changes of axonal nerve excitability of Aβ-fibres caused by propofol. Concentrations of 10 μMol, 100 μMol and 1000 μMol were tested. Latency, peak response, strength-duration time constant (τSD) and recovery cycle of the sensory neuronal action potential (SNAP) were recorded. KEY FINDINGS Our results have shown that propofol decreases nerve excitability of rat primary sensory afferents in vitro. Latency increased with increasing concentrations (0μMol: 0.96 ± 0.07ms; 1000μMol 1.10 ± 0.06ms, P<0.01). Also, propofol prolonged the relative refractory period (0μMol: 1.79 ± 1.13ms; 100 μMol: 2.53 ± 1.38ms, P<0.01), and reduced superexcitability (0 μMol: -14.0±4.0%; 100μMol: -9.5 ± 5.5%) and subexcitability (0μMol: 7.5 ± 1.2%; 1000μMol: 3.6 ± 1.2) significantly during the recovery cycle (P<0.01). SIGNIFICANCE Our results have shown that propofol decreases nerve excitability of primary sensory afferents. The technique of threshold tracking revealed that axonal voltage-gated ion channels are significantly affected by propofol and therefore might be at least partially responsible for earlier described analgesic effects.
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- Lisa Neukom
- Institute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
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Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during complex spinal deformity cases in pediatric patients: methodology, utility, prognostication, and outcome. Childs Nerv Syst 2010; 26:523-44. [PMID: 20213189 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1115-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2010] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Complex spinal deformity (CSD) problems in pediatric patients result from a wide variety of congenital, acquired, neoplastic, or traumatic abnormalities that result in a combination of spinal deformity and spinal cord impingement. While these problems are rare, decompression, correction, instrumentation, and fusion are quite hazardous. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) seems particularly beneficial in these patients. METHODOLOGY Somatosensory evoked potentials, transcranial electrical motor evoked potentials (MEPs), direct waves, and electromyography were used in a variety of CSD cases over a period when IONM was routine for most spinal cases. Examples of cases in which IONM provided important intraoperative information and significantly affected the course of the operation are illustrated. RESULTS IONM is a useful tool particularly in CSD cases in pediatric patients but requires special expertise and anesthetic considerations. Loss of MEP appears to have particularly important adverse prognostic information. Conversely, maintenance of IONM provides significant reassurance that the spinal cord function is being maintained. Preserved but persistently diminished MEPs usually predict a neurological injury that will significantly improve and possibly completely recover. Issues concerning training, certification, oversight, standardization of equipment, and technique are partially but incompletely resolved. DISCUSSION IONM is an extremely valuable tool for management of CSD pediatric patients. The utility of IONM is such and the detection of unexpected or unanticipated neurological injury frequent enough that a strong argument that it be used in every spinal surgery case can be made.
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Vater Y, Dembo G, Martay K, Klein Y, Vitin A, Weinbroum AA. Drug management in emergent liver transplantation of mitochondrial disorder carriers: review of the literature. Clin Transplant 2010; 24:E43-53. [PMID: 20141521 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.01203.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mitochondrial respiratory-chain disorders (MRCD) lead to progressive disabling of neurological and cellular conditions that involve muscles, brain, kidney, and liver dysfunction. Affected individuals may need surgery, including orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Surgery poses anesthesia challenges because of the prolonged use of anesthetic drugs and sedatives, which may inhibit oxidative phosphorylation, mimic mitochondrial cytopathic disorders, or unveil them ex novo. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a multilingual PubMed search of surgical and non-surgical anesthesia reports between the years 1992 and 2008, where anesthetic drugs were used in MRCD patients, especially for those undergoing urgent OLTs. RESULTS There were 51 case reports of 210 anesthesia and critical care interventions in patients with MRCD, a large part of them were children. Data pertaining to the safe usage of anesthesia and perioperative drugs were limited and conflicting. We found no article that addressed the issue of perioperative handling of urgent OLT in MRCD patients. We therefore suggest our own - although limited - experience for such occasions. CONCLUSION There are no randomized, controlled, trial-based indications regarding safe anesthetic drugs to be used perioperatively in MRCD carriers. Consultation among geneticists, anesthesiologists, intensivists, and surgeons is essential in patients with known/suspected metabolic syndrome for planning appropriate perioperative care.
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- Youri Vater
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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Wang Y, Wu J, Lin Q, Nauta H, Yue Y, Fang L. Effects of general anesthetics on visceral pain transmission in the spinal cord. Mol Pain 2008; 4:50. [PMID: 18973669 PMCID: PMC2584043 DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2008] [Accepted: 10/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Current evidence suggests an analgesic role for the spinal cord action of general anesthetics; however, the cellular population and intracellular mechanisms underlying anti-visceral pain by general anesthetics still remain unclear. It is known that visceral nociceptive signals are transmited via post-synaptic dorsal column (PSDC) and spinothalamic tract (STT) neuronal pathways and that the PSDC pathway plays a major role in visceral nociception. Animal studies report that persistent changes including nociception-associated molecular expression (e.g. neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptors) and activation of signal transduction cascades (such as the protein kinase A [PKA]-c-AMP-responsive element binding [CREB] cascade)-in spinal PSDC neurons are observed following visceral pain stimulation. The clinical practice of interruption of the spinal PSDC pathway in patients with cancer pain further supports a role of this group of neurons in the development and maintenance of visceral pain. We propose the hypothesis that general anesthetics might affect critical molecular targets such as NK-1 and glutamate receptors, as well as intracellular signaling by CaM kinase II, protein kinase C (PKC), PKA, and MAP kinase cascades in PSDC neurons, which contribute to the neurotransmission of visceral pain signaling. This would help elucidate the mechanism of antivisceral nociception by general anesthetics at the cellular and molecular levels and aid in development of novel therapeutic strategies to improve clinical management of visceral pain.
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- Yun Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China.
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Udby Blicher J, Nielsen JF. Evidence of Increased Motoneuron Excitability in Stroke Patients Without Clinical Spasticity. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2008; 23:14-6. [DOI: 10.1177/1545968308317439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Introduction. The contribution of hyperreflexia to impairment after stroke is debated. Spinal motoneuron excitability in healthy subjects and stroke patients with and without spasticity was compared. Methods. Twenty-four patients with single stroke more than 6 months ago and 18 gender-matched healthy volunteers were included. Spasticity was assessed according to the Modified Ashworth Scale. Mmax amplitude and F wave frequency in the abductor pollicis brevis muscle were measured by electrical stimulation of the median nerve. Results . Mmax values were comparable between the groups. However, patients with (n = 7) and without (n = 17) clinically evident spasticity had a significant increase in F wave frequency when compared with healthy subjects. F wave frequency did not differ between spastic and nonspastic patients. Discussion. Increase in spinal motoneuron excitability after stroke is present in stroke patients with minor or no motor deficiencies and does not necessarily lead to spasticity.
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- Jakob Udby Blicher
- Hammel Neurorehabilitation and Research Centre, Aarhus University Hospital, Hammel, Denmark,
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- Hammel Neurorehabilitation and Research Centre, Aarhus University Hospital, Hammel, Denmark
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Total intravenous anesthesia with propofol augments the potency of mivacurium. Can J Anaesth 2008; 55:351-7. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03021490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Kakinohana M, Sugahara K. Level of consciousness affects the excitability of spinal motor neurones during propofol sedation in humans. Br J Anaesth 2006; 96:742-6. [PMID: 16595617 DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To investigate the relationship between the depression of spinal motor neuronal excitability and the sedative level induced by propofol infusion, we simultaneously analysed the suppressive effect of propofol on the F wave and the sedative level during propofol infusion. METHODS After spinal anaesthesia, sedation was achieved using a propofol target-controlled infusion (TCI) system to achieve a score of 4 on the Wilson sedation scale. The excitability of spinal motor neurones was determined by measuring the left median nerve F wave. F-wave persistence and the F/M ratio were recorded at pre-sedation as the control, during sedation, at arousal by mild physical stimulation and at post-sedation. RESULTS Wilson sedation scores increased significantly corresponding to the increase in the target propofol concentration (Cpt), and a Cpt-producing Wilson sedation scale 4 ranged between 1.2 and 1.8 microg ml(-1). The F-wave persistence and F/M ratio before propofol infusion were 80.7 (8.6)% and 9.5 (3.9)%, respectively. At Wilson sedation scale 4, F-wave persistence and F/M ratio were 17.6 (12.8)% (0-37.5%) and 4.3 (4.1)%, and, at return of consciousness by mild physical stimulation, significantly increased to 71.3 (7.9)% and 10.0 (5.0)%, respectively. CONCLUSION We demonstrated that the excitability of spinal motor neurones was suppressed during sedation by propofol TCI, but this suppressive effect vanished at return of consciousness by mild physical stimulation even at a constant Cpt. Our data suggested that the effect of propofol on the excitability of spinal motor neurones might be affected by consciousness level rather than propofol Cpt in humans.
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- M Kakinohana
- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
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Baars JH, Tas S, Herold KF, Hadzidiakos DA, Rehberg B. The suppression of spinal F-waves by propofol does not predict immobility to painful stimuli in humans †. Br J Anaesth 2006; 96:118-26. [PMID: 16317030 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The immobilizing effects of volatile anaesthetics are primarily mediated at the spinal level. A suppression of recurrent spinal responses (F-waves), which reflect spinal excitability, has been shown for propofol. We have assessed the concentration-dependent F-wave suppression by propofol and related it to the logistic regression curve for suppression of movement to noxious stimuli and the effect on the bispectral index (BIS). The predictive power of drug effects on F-waves and BIS for movement responses to noxious stimuli was tested. METHODS In 24 patients anaesthesia was induced and maintained with propofol infused by a target controlled infusion pump at stepwise increasing and decreasing plasma concentrations between 0.5 and 4.5 mg litre(-1). The F-waves of the abductor hallucis muscle were recorded at a frequency of 0.2 Hz. BIS values were recorded continuously. Calculated propofol concentrations and F-wave amplitude and persistence were analyzed in terms of a pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) model with a simple sigmoid concentration-response function. Motor responses to tetanic electrical stimulation (50 Hz, 60 mA, 5 s, volar forearm) were tested and the EC(50tetanus) was calculated using logistic regression. RESULTS For slowly increasing propofol concentrations, computer fits of the PK/PD model for the suppression by propofol yielded a median EC50 of 1.26 (0.4-2.3) and 1.9 (1.0-2.8) mg litre(-1) for the F-wave amplitude and persistence, respectively. These values are far lower than the calculated EC(50) for noxious electrical stimulation of 3.75 mg litre(-1). This difference results in a poor prediction probability of movement to noxious stimuli of 0.59 for the F-wave amplitude. CONCLUSIONS F-waves are almost completely suppressed at subclinical propofol concentrations and they are therefore not suitable for prediction of motor responses to noxious stimuli under propofol mono-anaesthesia.
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- J H Baars
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Charité Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany.
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Matute E, Rivera-Arconada I, López-García JA. Effects of propofol and sevoflurane on the excitability of rat spinal motoneurones and nociceptive reflexes in vitro. Br J Anaesth 2004; 93:422-7. [PMID: 15277303 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Spinal actions of halogenated ethers are widely recognized, whereas spinal actions of intravenous anaesthetics like propofol are less clear. The aim of this study was to compare the spinal effects of propofol and sevoflurane. METHODS We used an isolated spinal cord in vitro preparation from rat pups and superfused the anaesthetics at known concentrations. Responses of motoneurones to single and repetitive C-fibre intensity stimulation (trains of 20 stimuli at 1 Hz) of a lumbar dorsal root were recorded from the corresponding ventral root via a suction electrode. RESULTS Stimulation trains produced a wind-up of action potentials in motoneurones. Both propofol and sevoflurane produced a significant concentration-dependent depression of the evoked wind-up, although at clinically relevant concentrations sevoflurane exhibited a larger intrinsic efficacy. Applied at anaesthetic concentrations, sevoflurane 250 micro M abolished action potentials whereas propofol 1 micro M only produced a reduction close to 50%. At these concentrations, sevoflurane produced a large depressant effect on the monosynaptic reflex whereas propofol was ineffective. CONCLUSIONS Sevoflurane produces large inhibitory effects on nociceptive and non-nociceptive reflexes which are likely to contribute to immobility during surgery. Compared with sevoflurane, propofol appears to have much weaker effects on spinal reflexes such as those recorded in an isolated preparation.
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- E Matute
- Departamento de Fisiología, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid 28871, Spain
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Dueck MH, Oberthuer A, Wedekind C, Paul M, Boerner U. Propofol Impairs the Central but Not the Peripheral Part of the Motor System. Anesth Analg 2003. [DOI: 10.1213/00000539-200302000-00029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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