Effects of xenon on cerebral blood flow and autoregulation: an experimental study in pigs.

We have investigated the effects of xenon on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and autoregulation in pigs sedated with propofol 4 mg kg-1 h-1. Balloon-tipped catheters were placed into the descending aorta and inferior vena cava of 15 Göttingen Minipigs for manipulation of arterial pressure and blood sampling. rCBF was measured using the sagittal sinus outflow technique. Xenon was adjusted randomly to end-tidal fractions (FE'Xe) of 0, 0.30, 0.50 and 0.70. After baseline measurements of heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), rCBF, sagittal sinus pressure (SSP) and calculation of regional cerebrovascular resistance (rCVR) at each respective FE'Xe, autoregulation was tested in the MAP range 60-120 mm Hg. Increasing FE'Xe had no effect on HR, MAP, rCBF or SSP. rCVR increased with increases in MAP, regardless of FE'Xe. Autoregulation was not impaired. We conclude that xenon inhalation had no effect on rCBF and autoregulation in our model, which could suggest that xenon is an adequate adjunct for neurosurgical anaesthesia.

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