Korean J Anesthesiol.  2007 Jun;52(6):S1-S8. 10.4097/kjae.2007.52.6.S1.

Appropriate Thresholds of Systolic Blood Pressure and R-R Interval for Assessment of Baroreflex Sensitivity by the Sequence Method during Sevoflurane Anesthesia

• Kim YK
• Kim SR
• Hwang GS

• KMID: 2299176
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2007.52.6.S1

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The sequence method of determining baroreflex sensitivity (BRSSEQ) has been reported to correlate poorly with the phenylephrine method of determining BRS in individuals with attenuated BRS. Inhalation anesthetics are also known to decrease BRS. We therefore assessed the effect of varying the systolic blood pressure (SBP) and R-R interval (RRI) thresholds on BRSSEQ values and compared these results with the BRS obtained by the modified Oxford technique (BRSMODOX). METHODS: The average number of valid sequences and BRSSEQ values were derived by varying the SBP threshold from 0.5 to 2.5 mmHg and the RRI threshold from 1 to 6 ms, and the relation of BRSSEQ values to BRSMODOX values using sequential administration of nitroprusside and phenylephrine was assessed in 40 healthy individuals during sevoflurane anesthesia. RESULTS: Increasing either the SBP thresholds or RRI thresholds resulted in a decrease in the number of valid sequences. As the SBP thresholds were decreased and the RRI thresholds were increased, BRSSEQ values increased. When the SBP threshold exceeded 1 mmHg, no significant correlations were observed between BRSSEQ and BRSMODOX values. Significant correlations between the two methods were observed for an SBP threshold of 0.5 mmHg and RRI thresholds of 1, 2, 3 and 4 ms. Biases between the two methods were 2.1, 2.1, 0.4, and 0.4 ms/mmHg for 0.5 mmHg and 1, 2, 3 and 4 ms. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that adjusting the SBP threshold to 0.5 mmHg and the RRI threshold to 3 or 4 ms may improve BRSSEQ validity during sevoflurane anesthesia, when compared to BRSMODOX.

Keyword

anesthesia; baroreflex sensitivity; modified Oxford technique; sequence method; thresholds

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia*
Anesthetics, Inhalation
Baroreflex*
Bias (Epidemiology)
Blood Pressure*
Nitroprusside
Phenylephrine
Anesthetics, Inhalation
Nitroprusside
Phenylephrine