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Propofol decreases cerebral blood flow velocity in anesthetized children.

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This study shows that a higher rate of prop ofol infusion is associated with lower CBFV and MAP values in children, and propofol’s cerebral vasoconstrictive properties may be responsible for this finding.
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Purpose Propofol, by virtue of its favourable pharmacokinetic profile, is suitable for maintenance of anesthesia by continuous infusion during neurosurgical procedures in adults. It is gaining popularity for use in pediatric patients. To determine the effects of propofol on cerebral blood flow in children, middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity (Vmca) was measured at different levels of propofol administration by transcranial Doppler (TCD) sonography.

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Pharmacokinetic model driven infusion of propofol in children

TL;DR: A computer controlled infusion device for propofol was used to induce and maintain general anaesthesia in 20 children undergoing minor surgical procedures and it was found that the values obtained were systematically overpredicted by the delivery system algorithm.
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Transcranial Doppler measurement of middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity: a validation study.

TL;DR: Validates the technique by comparing it to cerebral blood flow measured using intravenous Xenon133 and extracranial clearance recording and finds changes in MCA velocity reliably correlate with changes in cerebralBlood flow but the absolute velocity cannot be used as an indicator of CBF.
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Direct Cerebral Vasodilatory Effects of Sevoflurane and Isoflurane

TL;DR: In common with other volatile anesthetic agents, sevoflurane has an intrinsic dose-dependent cerebral vasodilatory effect, however, this effect is less than that of isofl Lurane.
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The Pharmacokinetics of Propofol in Children Using Three Different Data Analysis Approaches

TL;DR: The pharmacokinetics of propofol in children are well described by a standard three-compartment pharmacokinetic model and weight was a significant covariate, and the weight-proportional model was supported by all three regression approaches.
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Induction and maintenance of propofol anaesthesia. A manual infusion scheme

TL;DR: The quality of induction and maintenance of anaesthesia was satisfactory in every patient and the decrease of systolic and diastolic arterial pressures at induction was much less than that previously described after larger induction doses of propofol.
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