Changes in total and unbound concentrations of sufentanil during target controlled infusion for cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
: Jeleazcov C, Saari TI, Ihmsen H, Schuttler J, Fechner J
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
: 2012
: British Journal of Anaesthesia
: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
: BRIT J ANAESTH
: 109
: 5
: 698
: 706
: 9
: 0007-0912
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aes253
Neither total nor unbound sufentanil concentrations remained constant when performing a TCI with the Gepts model in coronary artery bypass surgery with CPB. A pharmacokinetic model derived from patients undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB might improve the performance of TCI in this population.