title: First-pass pulmonary retention of sufentanil at three different background blood concentrations of the opioid.
abstract: Using a double-indicator technique, we have studied, in 10 patients undergoing aorto-coronary bypass surgery, first-pass pulmonary retention of sufentanil. Pulmonary retention was studied at three pseudo steady-state background blood concentrations of 2.8 (0.66), 6.9 (1.2) and 15.9 (2.6) ng ml-1, respectively, produced by a computer-controlled infusion. Mean first-pass pulmonary retentions at these concentrations were 68 (95% confidence intervals 62-73), 65 (60-70) and 60 (52-67)%, respectively. First-pass pulmonary retention of sufentanil was significantly lower at the highest background concentration compared with the lowest background concentration. First-pass pulmonary retention of sufentanil was partly saturable in the range of concentrations used for clinical purposes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boer
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Engbers
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bovill
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Burm
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hak
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism*; D017409:Sufentanil / Q000097:blood* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D017409:Sufentanil