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  • Title: Effects of remifentanil and fentanyl on intraocular pressure during the maintenance and recovery of anaesthesia in patients undergoing non-ophthalmic surgery.
    Author: Sator-Katzenschlager SM, Oehmke MJ, Deusch E, Dolezal S, Heinze G, Wedrich A.
    Journal: Eur J Anaesthesiol; 2004 Feb; 21(2):95-100. PubMed ID: 14977339.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of remifentanil and fentanyl on intraocular pressure during the maintenance and recovery of anaesthesia in patients undergoing elective non-ophthalmic surgery. METHODS: Thirty-two patients (ASA I-II) were randomized into two groups to receive either a continuous infusion of remifentanil (0.25-0.5 microg kg(-1) min(-1), n =16, Group R) or an intermittent bolus of fentanyl (2-5 microg kg(-1), n = 16, Group F) during the maintenance of anaesthesia. For the induction of anaesthesia, Group R received remifentanil 1 microg kg(-1) and Group F received fentanyl 2 microg kg(-1); both groups then received propofol 2 mg kg(-1) with vecuronium 0.1 mg kg(-1). Anaesthesia in both groups was maintained with a continuous infusion of propofol 4-8 mg kg(-1) h(-1). Ventilation of the lungs was controlled to a constant end-tidal PCO2 of 4.7-5.4 kPa. Blood pressure, electrocardiography, heart rate and oxygen saturation were monitored throughout anaesthesia. Intraocular pressure was determined before surgery, during the maintenance of anaesthesia, 2 min after emergence and in the recovery room using a Perkins hand-held applanation tonometer by an ophthalmologist blinded to the anaesthetic technique. RESULTS: After induction of anaesthesia, a significant decrease in intraocular pressure in the remifentanil group from 13.6 +/- 2.6 to 7.1 +/- 3.1 mmHg (P < 0.001) and in the fentanyl group from 13.7 +/- 2.2 to 9.7 +/- 3.4 mmHg (P < 0.001) was observed and maintained during anaesthesia. Thirty minutes after the end of anaesthesia, intraocular pressure returned to baseline values in both groups (remifentanil: 13.9 +/- 2.8 mmHg, P = 0.28; fentanyl: 13.6 +/- 2.3 mmHg, P = 0.59). The intraocular pressure and haemodynamic variables did not differ significantly between the two groups (intraocular pressure, P = 0.7327; blood pressure, P = 0.1295; heart rate, P = 0.8601). CONCLUSIONS: Remifentanil maintains intraocular pressure at an equally reduced level compared with fentanyl.
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