title: Skeletal muscle circulation during sufentanyl and morphine anesthesia in propranolol treated dogs.
abstract: Sufentanyl is a new, potent, short-acting, fentanyl-like morphinomimetic. In the present study we compared the effects of high doses of sufentanyl and morphine on the peripheral circulation in beta-blocked dogs. Skeletal muscle surface pH (m-pH) was recorded continuously as an index of the microcirculation. Sufentanyl (0.01 mg/kg) had no adverse effects on the peripheral perfusion. Morphine (4 mg/kg) caused a severe and rapid fall in m-pH from 7.34 to 7.14 during the 30-min experimental period. At the same time calculated blood volume decreased by 20%. This hypovolemic deterioration of the circulation was probably caused by a histamine-mediated increase in capillary pressure and filtration of plasma from the intravascular space to the interstitial space. As sufentanyl could be safely administered to beta-blocked dogs, we recommend human studies. On the other hand, we discourage the use of high-dose morphine anesthesia until human studies have proved that the collapse of the peripheral perfusion seen in this study is species specific.
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001810:Blood Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006400:Hematocrit; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009020:Morphine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009132:Muscles / Q000098:blood supply*; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D017409:Sufentanil; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009020:Morphine; D011433:Propranolol; D017409:Sufentanil; D005283:Fentanyl