Influence of Age and Gender on the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Remifentanil

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Authors

Charles F. Minto · Stanford University

Thomas W. Schnider

Abstract

This study identified (1) an effect of age on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of remifentanil; (2) an effect of lean body mass on the pharmacokinetic parameters; and (3) no influence of gender on any pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic parameter.

Topics & Keywords

Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Anesthesiology

Volume 86, Issue 1, pp. 10-23

DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199701000-00004

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