Optimizing nicardipine dosage for effective control of pituitrin-induced hypertension in laparoscopic myomectomy undergoing total intravenous anesthesia

• Published in: BMC anesthesiology Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 155 - 10
• Main Authors: Wang, Chen, Zhao, Xiaoli, Chen, Yunyun, Xia, Jianhua, Zhang, Xixue, Wang, Tingting
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 23-04-2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Anesthesia; Anesthesia, Intravenous - methods; Antihypertensive Agents - administration & dosage; Antihypertensives; Blood pressure; Blood Pressure - drug effects; Cardiac arrhythmia; Care and treatment; Complications and side effects; Diagnosis; Dosage; Dosage and administration; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Fibroids; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; Heart rate; Hemodynamic response; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypotension; Laparoscopic myomectomy; Laparoscopic surgery; Laparoscopy; Laparoscopy - methods; Myometrium; Nicardipine; Nicardipine - administration & dosage; Patient outcomes; Patients; Pituitrin; Surgery; Tachycardia; Up-and-down methods; Uterine fibroids; Uterine Myomectomy - methods; China; Up-and-down methods; Uterine fibroids; Nicardipine; Pituitrin; Laparoscopic myomectomy; ED50; ED95; Hemodynamic response
• ISSN: 1471-2253; 1471-2253
• DOI: 10.1186/s12871-024-02521-w

This study aimed to determine the median effective dose (ED50) and 95% effective dose (ED95) of nicardipine for treating pituitrin-induced hypertension during laparoscopic myomectomy, providing guidance for the management of intraoperative blood pressure in such patients.
Among the initial 40 participants assessed, 24 underwent elective laparoscopic myomectomy. A sequential up-and-down method was employed to ascertain the ED50 of nicardipine based on its antihypertensive efficacy. Nicardipine was initially administered at 6 µg/kg following the diagnosis of pituitrin-induced hypertension in the first patient. Dosing adjustments were made to achieve the desired antihypertensive effect, restoring systolic blood pressure and heart rate to within ± 20% of baseline within 120 s. The dosing increment or reduction was set at 0.5 µg/kg for effective or ineffective responses, respectively. The ED50 and ED95 of nicardipine were calculated using Probit regression by Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) to establish dose-response curves and confidence intervals.
24 patients were included for analysis finally. The ED50 and ED95 of nicardipine for blood pressure control after pituitrin injection were determined. The study found that the ED50 of nicardipine for treating pituitrin-induced hypertension was 4.839 µg/kg (95% CI: 4.569-5.099 µg/kg), and the ED95 was estimated at 5.308 µg/kg (95% CI: 5.065-6.496 µg/kg). Nicardipine effectively mitigated the hypertensive response caused by pituitrin without inducing significant tachycardia or hypotension.
Nicardipine effectively controlled blood pressure after pituitrin injection during laparoscopic myomectomy, with ED50 and ED95 values established. This research highlights the potential utility of nicardipine in addressing hypertensive responses induced by pituitrin, particularly in clinical settings where pituitrin is routinely administered.