ArticleCritical care (London, England)2019
Population pharmacokinetics of intravenous sufentanil in critically ill patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy.
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Population Pharmacokinetics of Teicoplanin, Levofloxacin, Piperacillin/Tazobactam, Meropenem, Vancomycin, Remifentanil, Cefepime, Cefpirome, Sufentanil, Midazolam, Clopidogrel, Ticagrelor, Prasugrel During Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA ECMO)
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- Sufentanil in Intensive Care: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Effects of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Circuits on Drug Sequestration: A Review of Ex Vivo Experiments.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Pharmacokinetics of Sufentanil After Epidural Administration During the Course of Extensive Abdominal Surgery.Clinical pharmacokinetics · 2025Observational
- Population pharmacokinetic modeling of sufentanil in adult Korean patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.CPT: pharmacometrics & systems pharmacology · 2024Article
- Sustaining Life versus Altering Life-Saving Drugs: Insights to Explain the Paradoxical Effect of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation on Drugs.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundSufentanil is commonly used for analgesia and sedation during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Both ECMO and the pathophysiological changes derived from critical illness have significant effects on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of drugs, yet reports of ECMO and sufentanil PK are scarce. Here, we aimed to develop a population PK model of sufentanil in ECMO patients and to suggest dosing recommendations.
methodsThis prospective cohort PK study included 20 patients who received sufentanil during venoarterial ECMO (VA-ECMO). Blood samples were collected for 96 h during infusion and 72 h after cessation of sufentanil. A population PK model was developed using nonlinear mixed effects modelling. Monte Carlo simulations were performed using the final PK parameters with two typical doses.
resultsA two-compartment model best described the PK of sufentanil. In our final model, increased volume of distribution and decreased values for clearance were reported compared with previous PK data from non-ECMO patients. Covariate analysis showed that body temperature and total plasma protein level correlated positively with systemic clearance (CL) and peripheral volume of distribution (V2), respectively, and improved the model. The parameter estimates of the final model were as follows: CL = 37.8 × EXP (0.207 × (temperature - 36.9)) L h
conclusionsThis is the first report on a population PK model of sufentanil in ECMO patients. Our results suggest that close monitoring of the body temperature and total plasma protein level is crucial in ECMO patients who receive sufentanil to provide effective analgesia and sedation and promote recovery.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT02581280 , December 1st, 2014.
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