Comparison of the effect-site k(eO)s of propofol for blood pressure and EEG bispectral index in elderly and younger patients.

BACKGROUND Drug effect lags behind the blood concentration. The goal of this investigation was to determine the time course of plasma concentration and the effects of propofol demonstrated by electroencephalogram or blood pressure changes and to compare them between elderly and young or middle-aged patients. METHODS A target-controlled infusion was used to rapidly attain and maintain four sequentially increasing, randomly selected plasma propofol concentrations from 1 to 12 microg/ml in 41 patients aged 20-85 yr. The target concentration was maintained for about 30 min. Bispectral index (BIS), spectral edge frequency, and systolic blood pressure (SBP) were used as measures of propofol effect. Because the time courses of these measures following the started drug infusion showed an exponential pattern, the first-order rate constant for equilibration of the effect site with the plasma concentration (k(eO)) was estimated by fitting a monoexponential model to the effect versus time data resulting from the pseudo-steady-state propofol plasma concentration profile. RESULTS The half-times for the plasma-effect-site equilibration for BIS were 2.31, 2.30, 2.29, and 2.37 min in patients aged 20-39, 40-59, 60-69, and 70-85 yr, respectively (n = 10 or 11 each). The half-times for SBP were 5.68, 5.92, 8.87, and 10.22 min in the respective age groups. All were significantly longer than for BIS (P < 0.05). The propofol concentration at half of the maximal decrease of SBP was significantly greater (P < 0.05) in the elderly than in the younger patients. CONCLUSIONS The effect of propofol on BIS occurs more rapidly than its effect on SBP. Age has no effect on the rate of BIS reduction with increasing propofol concentration, whereas with increasing age, SBP decreases to a greater degree but more slowly.

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