Korean J Anesthesiol.  2009 Feb;56(2):131-134. 10.4097/kjae.2009.56.2.131.

The hemodynamic changes by different end-tidal CO2 under anesthesia using sevoflurane-N2O

• Ok SY
• Chun HR
• Baek YH
• Kim SH
• Kim SI
• Kim SC
• Park W
• Hur KY

• KMID: 2299306
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2009.56.2.131

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hypercapnia augments cardiac output and can initiate a sympathetically mediated release of catecholamines to increase cardiac output. Many studies of hemodynamic changes by hypercapnia under general anesthesia with inhalation anesthetics besides sevoflurane. This study examined the hemodynamic changes by increasing end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) under sevoflurane-N2O anesthesia.
METHODS
Twenty patients were enrolled in the study. We studied stable, mechanically ventilated patients under general anesthesia maintained with O2 2 L/min - N2O 2 L/min - sevoflurane (1.5-2.5 vol%). Hypercapnia were obtained by reducing tidal volume and respiratory rate. EtCO2 was adjusted to 30, 40, 50 mmHg with each concentration maintained for 15 min. Global hemodynamic variables were monitored with a pulmonary artery catheter.
RESULTS
There were no changes in mean arterial pressure or heart rate by hypercapnia. Acute moderate hypercapnia increased cardiac output (4.9 +/- 1.7, 5.5 +/- 1.7, 6.2 +/- 2.1 L/min; P < 0.05), cardiac index (3.0 +/- 0.9, 3.4 +/- 0.9, 3.8 +/- 1.1 L/min/m2; P < 0.05), pulmonary artery pressure (16.9 +/- 3.7, 19.6 +/- 4.2, 23.0 +/- 4.7 mmHg), but did not decrease systemic vascular resistance (1,558.3 +/- 500.4, 1,423.5 +/- 678.6, 1,156.8 +/- 374.0 dynes.sec/cm5; P > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
When we changed patient EtCO2 to 30, 40, and 50 mmHg, there were no changes in mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate, but systemic vascular resistance decreased, and cardiac output, cardiac index and mean pulmonary arterial pressure increased significantly.

Keyword

Hemodynamic variables; Hypercapnia; Sevoflurane; Pulmonary artery catheter

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia
Anesthesia, General
Anesthetics, Inhalation
Arterial Pressure
Carbon Dioxide
Cardiac Output
Catecholamines
Catheters
Heart Rate
Hemodynamics
Humans
Hypercapnia
Methyl Ethers
Pulmonary Artery
Respiratory Rate
Tidal Volume
Vascular Resistance
Anesthetics, Inhalation
Carbon Dioxide
Catecholamines
Methyl Ethers