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Objective:
Manysedativeregimensareusedintheintensivecaresetting,butnonearewhollywithoutadverseeffect.Xenonisanoblegaswithsedativeandanalgesicproperties.Ithasbeenusedsuccessfullyasageneralanestheticandhasmanydesirableproperties,notleastofwhichisaminimaleffectonthemyocardium.Intheory,xenonmayprovidesedationwithoutadverseeffectforcertaingroupsofcriticallyillpatients.Theobjectiveofthisstudywastoassessthefeasibilityofusingxenonasanintensivecaresedative.
Design:
Double-blind,randomizedstudy.
Setting:
Tertiary-levelintensivecareunit.
Subjects:
Twenty-onepatientsadmittedtoanintensivecareunitfollowingelectivethoracicsurgery.
Interventions:
Astandardintensivecaresedationregimen(intravenouspropofolat0-5mg·
kg-1·
hr-1andalfentanil30µ
g·
hr-1)wascomparedwithaxenonsedationregimendeliveredusinganovelbellows-in-bottledeliverysystem.
MeasurementsandMainResults:
Eachsedativeregimenwascontinuedfor8hrs.Thehemodynamiceffects,additionalanalgesicrequirements,recoveryfromsedation,andeffectonhematologicalandbiochemicalvariableswerecomparedforthetwosedationregimens.Allpatientsweresuccessfullysedatedduringthexenonregimen.Themean±
SDend-tidalxenonconcentrationrequiredtoprovidesedationthroughoutthedurationofthestudywas28±
9.0%(range,9-62%).Arterialsystolic,diastolic,andmeanpressuresshowedagreatertendencyfornegativegradientsinpatientsreceivingthepropofolregimen(p<
.05,p<
.1,andp<
.01,respectively).Recoveryfollowingxenonwassignificantlyfasterthanfromthestandardsedationregimen(p<
.0001).Hematologicalandbiochemicallaboratorymarkerswerewithinnormalclinicallimitsinbothgroups.
Conclusions:
Xenonprovidedsatisfactorysedationinourgroupofpatients.Itwaswelltoleratedwithminimalhemodynamiceffect.Recoveryfromthisagentisextremelyrapid.Wehavedemonstratedthefeasibilityofusingxenonwithinthecriticalcaresetting,withoutadverseeffect.
Modernintensivecareunitshavechangedsignificantlysincetheirinceptionduringthepolioepidemicsofthe1950s.Itwasduringthisperiodthatanestheticagentswereusedassedatives,initiallytofacilitatetheremovaloftrachealsecretions.Itwasimmediatelyapparentthatwhentheseagentswereusedincriticallyillpatients,theadverseeffectsoftheagentswouldbegreatlyincreased.Althoughmanysedativeregimenspresentlyareused,intensivecarestillremainsanunpleasantexperienceformanypatients.[1]Nocurrentlyusedregimenistotallyfreefromadverseeffects.Midazolam,alfentanil,andpropofol,givenbyintravenousinfusion,formthemainstayofcurrentclinicalpracticeintheUnitedKingdom.[2]Inhaledanestheticshavebeenusedsuccessfullyinthecriticalcaresetting,[3]buttheiruseisnotcommon.Isoflurane,amethylethylether,isadvocatedforanumberofapplications,mostimportantly,thesedationofbrittleasthmatics,[4]butthisremainsanicheapplication.
Thepharmacokineticsofeventhecommonlyusedintravenousanestheticsremainuncertaininthecriticallyill,andallexistingintravenousdrugscarrytherisksofcumulationandcardiovasculardepression,especiallyinpatientswithmultipleorgandysfunction.Recently,thesafetyofprolonged,high-doseinfusionsofpropofolhasbeenquestionedinbothchildren[5]andadults.[6]
Xenonisanoblegaswithsedativeandanalgesicproperties.Itisforallintentsandpurposeschemicallyinertandhasbeensuccessfullyusedasageneralanesthetic.Ithasmanydesirablepropertiesnotleastofwhichisaminimaleffectonthemyocardium.[7]Ithasbeenshowntoprovidepleasant,well-toleratedsedationinvolunteers.[8]Xenonhasnotbecomeestablishedinmodernanestheticpracticeduetoitsrelativelylowpotencyanditsexpense.[9]Itspharmacokineticandpharmacodynamicpropertiesareclosetothoseofan"
ideal"
sedative,anditisexhaledbythelungsunchanged,ahighlydesirablepropertyinthepatientwithhepaticorrenalimpairment.Havingthelowestbloodgassolubilityofanyanestheticgas[10]meansthatitseffectandrecoveryprofilearebothrapid.[11]Intheory,xenonmayprovidesedationwithoutadverseeffectforcertaingroupsofcriticallyillpatients.
Wereportthefirstuseofxenonasanintensivecaresedative.Theprimaryobjectiveofthisdouble-blind,randomizedstudywastoassessthefeasibilityofusingxenonforthispurpose.Weusedaclosedcircuitbreathingsystemespeciallydesignedforuseintheintensivecareunitandstudiedagroupofrelativelylow-riskpatientswhowerecapableofgivinginformedconsentbeforeelectiveadmissiontotheintensivecareunit.
FollowinglocalResearchEthicsCommitteeapprovalandwritteninformedconsent,21patientsrequiringmechanicalventilationafterelectivethoracicsurgerywerestudiedusingarandomized,crossoverdesign.Thesepatients,admittedelectivelytotheintensivecareunit,wereabletogivewritteninformedconsentbeforesurgery.Patientswithahistoryofepilepsyorevidenceofhepaticorrenaldysfunctionwerenotstudied.TheAcutePhysiologyandChronicHealthEvaluationIIscorewasmeasuredatadmissiontotheintensivecareunitinaccordancewithstandardpractice.
Followingconsent,thesubjectswererandomizedintooneoftwogroupsaspartofacrossoverstudy:
groupA(n=10)andgroupB(n=11).Thirtyminutesbeforetheanticipatedendofsurgery,anesthesiawasmaintainedwithisofluraneinoxygen.Atadmissiontotheintensivecareunit,patientswerestabilizedandthenallocatedtooneoftwosedativeregimens.GroupAreceivedastandardsedationandanalgesiaregimenusingintravenouspropofol(2%)at0-5mg·
hr-1for8hrs.Thesedrugsthenwerestopped,andthetimetakenforthepatienttobegintoappearrestless(Ramsayscore1)toablindedobserverwasnoted.[12]Sedationthenwasrecommencedusingvariableconcentrationsofxenoninoxygen-enrichedairasrequired.PatientsingroupB(theotherlimbofthecrossovertrial)initiallyweresedatedusingthexenoninoxygen-enrichedairregimenfor8hrs.Afterthisperiod,thesedationwasstoppedandasingroupAthepatient'
sconsciouslevelallowedtoincrease.Thealternateregimenofpropofolandalfentanilthenwasbegunandcontinuedfor8hrs.
Additionalanalgesiawasprovidedinbothgroups(whenrequired)attherequestoftheattendingnurseorphysician,whowasblindedtothesedationregimen,accordingtonormalclinicalpractice,usingbolusesofalfentanil250µ
g.Ifmorethansixboluseswereneededinany1-hrperiod,thenaninfusionofalfentanilwasbegunatarateequivalenttotheprevioushour'
srequirement.
Anunblindedclinician-attherequestofanursewhowasblindedtobothsedativeregimens-administeredallsedativesandanalgesics.ThenurseprovidingcareofthepatientwasinstructedtoorderanincreaseinsedationtoensurethatthepatienthadaRamsaysedationscore[12]ofeither2or3.Ifthenursebelievedthatthepatientwasinpain,despiteadequatesedation,ifpainwaspreventingadequatesedation,orifthepatientcommunicatedtothenursethatheorshewassore,thenurseinstructedadditionalanalgesiatobeadministeredbytheunblindedoperator.Aphysician,unawareoftheongoingsedationregimen,administeredinotropes,fluids,blood,andotherdrugsaccordingtothepatient'
srequirements.Toensureblindingoftheobservers,thexenondeliverysystemremainedunchangedinappearancethroughoutthestudy.Theadditionofxenontotheclosed-circuitbreathingsystemwasnotvisibletothecaregivers.Theconcentrationofxenondeliveredwasmonitoredusingacalibratedthermalconductivitymeterthatwasonlyseenbytheoperatorandnottheattendingphysicianorthenursingstaff.Thealternatesedationregimen(thepropofol/alfentanilregimen)wasreplacedbyaplaceboinfusionofIntralipidandsalinetoensurethattheappearanceofbothsedationregimens(toallexceptthesedationoperator)wasidentical.
Thepatient'
slungswereventilatedusingaBennettPuritanventilatorandabellows-in-bottlebreathinginterface.[13]Thissystemoperatedasabalanced,closed-circuitbreathingsystemdrivenbyaconventionalintensivecareventilator.Theventilatorymodesofpositiveend-expiratorypressure,continuouspositiveairwaypressure,andsynchronizedintermittentmandatoryventilationwereappliedasdeemedclinicallynecessary.AllmeasurementsofbothairwaypressureandchangesininspiratorypressurerequiredtoinitiateventilationweremadebythePuritanBennett7200Aventilatorasnormal.Thebellows-in-bottleinterfacedidnotaltertheperformanceoftheventilator.Oncebalanced,thesystemautomaticallyreplacedoxygenuptakefromthecirclewithoxygenfromthedrivingventilator(Figure1).Aliquotsofxenonwereaddedthroughaone-wayvalvebyanunblindedoperatortoachievethelevelofsedationdirectedbytheblindedobserver.Theend-tidalconcentrationsofcarbondioxideandoxygenconcentrationweremonitoredcontinuouslyusinganinfraredgasanalyzer(DatexCapnomac,Datex)andtheventilatoryrateandtidalvolumeadjustedasappropriatetomaintainanend-tidalcarbondioxideconcentrationbetween4%and6%.Theend-tidalconcentrationofxenonwasmonitoredusingacalibratedthermalconductivitymonitor(BedfontScientific,UK).Patientsweremonitorednoninvasivelyusingapulseoximeterandelectroc