ISSN:
1432-1238
Keywords:
Key words Propofol
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Pharmacokinetics
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Enteral and parenteral nutrition
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Hepatic blood flow
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Objective: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of switching from parenteral to enteral feeding on liver blood flow and propofol steady-state blood concentrations in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Design and patients: Steady-state blood concentrations of propofol were measured in eight ICU patients before (on days D –3, D –2, and D –1) and after (on days D + 1, D + 2, and D + 3) switching from parenteral to enteral feeding (on day D0). All patients received a continuous intravenous infusion of propofol (4.5 mg · kg–1· h–1) from several days before the start of the study, continuing throughout the experimental period. Hepatic blood flow was estimated by measuring steady-state D-sorbitol hepatic clearance. Results: Hepatic blood flow was high and was not affected by switching from parenteral to enteral feeding: 33 ± 8 ml · min–1· kg–1 (mean ± SD) and 33 ± 10 ml · min–1· kg–1 on D-3 and D –1, respectively, as compared to 37 ± 11 ml · min–1· kg–1 and 34 ± 8 ml · min–1· kg–1 on days D + l and D + 3, respectively. Systemic clearance of propofol was much higher than liver blood flow with average values on the six observation days ranging from 74.0 to 81.2 ml · min–1· kg–1 and was not affected by switching from parenteral to enteral feeding. Conclusions: Liver blood flow and systemic clearance of propofol were not affected by switching from parenteral to enteral feeding in the eight ICU patients studied. Extrahepatic clearance accounted for at least two thirds of the overall systemic clearance of propofol.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001340050668
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