Abstract
A sensitive gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for measuring propofol in cerebrospinal fluid is described, validated and applied to four patients after traumatic brain injury. The limit of quantitation was 2 mu g/L using a volume of 0.5 mL. The inter- and intra-assay coefficients of variation were 5.9 and 5.1%, respectively. The assay covers the linear concentration range of 2-50 mu g/L, which is relevant in clinical pharmacokinetic studies when propofol is used in the Intensive Care Unit as a sedative agent or to lower the intracranial pressure. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 635-639 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Chromatography B-Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Volume | 852 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1-Jun-2007 |
Keywords
- propofol
- CSF
- GC-MS
- HUMAN PLASMA
- BLOOD
- QUANTITATION
- EXTRACTION
- ANESTHESIA
- INFUSION
- SAMPLES
- HPLC