Use of a Remifentanil-propofol Mixture in Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery

Summary

Co-administration of propofol and remifentanil is considered to be an ideal total intravenous anesthesia technique, which is widely used in induction and maintenance of general anesthesia. Remifentanil and propofol can be mixed in polypropylene syringes for one hour with a remaining concentration of 91% in small concentrations of remifentanil. However, delivery of remifentanil-propofol mixture by target-controlled infusion(TCI) for general anesthesia in surgical procedure has not been described. Breast cancer surgery ( including modified radical mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery) is a less time-consuming procedure for patients with breast cancer with one-hour duration in our hospital. This pilot study was to examine the merit of remifentanil-propofol mixture as a GA regimen for breast cancer surgery.

Timeline

Start

2018-08-03

Primary completion

2018-12-27

Completion

2018-12-27

Publications

• Results Bedocs P, Evers DL, Buckenmaier CC 3rd. Predosing Chemical Stability of Admixtures of Propofol, Ketamine, Fentanyl, and Remifentanil. Anesth Analg. 2019 Jul;129(1):e13-e15. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003772.
• Results Berkenbosch JW, Graff GR, Stark JM, Ner Z, Tobias JD. Use of a remifentanil-propofol mixture for pediatric flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy sedation. Paediatr Anaesth. 2004 Nov;14(11):941-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01355.x.
• Results Stewart JT, Warren FW, Maddox FC, Viswanathan K, Fox JL. The stability of remifentanil hydrochloride and propofol mixtures in polypropylene syringes and polyvinylchloride bags at 22 degrees-24 degrees C. Anesth Analg. 2000 Jun;90(6):1450-1. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200006000-00037.

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Indications

No indication recorded.