title: Power spectral analysis of the electroencephalographic and hemodynamic correlates of propofol anesthesia in the rat: intravenous infusion.
abstract: Based on the tail-flick response to noxious thermal stimuli, we determined in the present study that effective antinociception could be achieved in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats 15 min after intravenous infusion of propofol at 60 mg/kg/h. Simultaneous power spectral analysis of the electroencephalographic (EEG) and systemic arterial pressure signals further revealed a concomitant depression of the activity of all EEG frequency bands (delta, theta, alpha, beta), alongside hypotension, negative inotropic and chronotropic actions, and attenuated baroreceptor reflex and vasomotor activity. These effects were congruent with a plasma concentration of propofol in the arterial blood of 1.70 +/- 0.13 micrograms/ml, as determined by high-performance liquid chromatography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Shyr
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D015742:Propofol