title: Alfentanil kinetics in renal insufficiency.
abstract: Alfentanil 100 micrograms/kg was administered as an i.v. bolus to 9 patients with severe chronic renal dysfunction (creatinine clearance 1.0 +/- 1.2 ml/min) requiring regular haemodialysis. Plasma alfentanil concentrations were measured by a specific radioimmunoassay. Individual plasma concentration-time curves were fitted to a two-compartment open model. Mean distribution and elimination half-lives were 3.7 min and 58 min, respectively. The apparent volumes of distribution of the central compartment and the total volume of distribution at steady-state were 91 ml/kg and 304 ml/kg, respectively. Alfentanil plasma clearance was 5.3 +/- 2.5 ml/min/kg. All the patients tolerated alfentanil well and no side-effects nor delayed recovery were observed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015760:Alfentanil; D000700:Analgesics / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D015760:Alfentanil; D005283:Fentanyl