remifentanil or alfentanil for endotracheal intubation

Remifentanil or Alfentanil for Endotracheal Intubation

In their study Imani et al. (1) have compared the use of remifentanil (5 μg/kg) or alfentanil (50 μg /kg) as adjunct to propofol infusion (2 mg/kg) for rapid sequence anesthesia induction and tracheal intubation without the use of neuromuscular blocking agents in 100 American Socienty of Anesthesiologyists (ASA) I patients aged 2050 years. In order to evaluate the effects on intubating conditio...

Use of Remifentanil and Alfentanil in Endotracheal Intubation: A Comparative Study

BACKGROUND Opioids, such as alfentanil, are used to facilitate endotracheal intubation without the use of neuromuscular blocking agents in patients undergoing elective surgery. OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to evaluate the endotracheal intubation conditions when remifentanil or alfentanil was used with propofol without the application of neuromuscular blocking agents. PATIENTS AND M...

Commentary on: Use of Remifentanil and Alfentanil in Endotracheal Intubation: A Comparative Study

I read the paper by Imani et al. (1) with interest and must congratulate them in attempting to show the advantages of administering remifentanil for laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation in adult patients. It was interesting to know the experiences of colleagues with regard to tracheal intubation in noncardiac patients, as I use a combination of remifentanil and propofol in my daily practice in ...

commentary on: use of remifentanil and alfentanil in endotracheal intubation: a comparative study

Tracheal intubation without muscle relaxants: a randomized study of remifentanil or alfentanil in combination with thiopental.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The combination of alfentanil-propofol or remifentanil-propofol provides adequate conditions for tracheal intubation without neuromuscular blocking drugs in most patients, but hypottension can occur during induction of anesthesia with propofol. We compared clinically acceptable intubating conditions and cardiovascular responses to induction and endotracheal intubation i...

use of remifentanil and alfentanil in endotracheal intubation: a comparative study

conclusions the results of this study showed that remifentanil, similar to alfentanil, provided excellent conditions for endotracheal intubation when used with propofol for the induction of anesthesia; however, remifentanil improved the patency of the vocal cords to a greater extent than alfentanil. results there were no demographic data differences between groups (age, weight, and sex). furthe...