Remifentanil infusion during desflurane anesthesia reduces tissue blood flow while maintaining blood pressure and tissue oxygen tension in the masseter muscle and mandibular bone marrow

The aim of this study was to compare changes in tissue blood flow and tissue oxygen tension in the masseter muscle and mandibular bone marrow induced by remifentanil under desflurane or sevoflurane anesthesia. Eleven male tracheotomized Japan White rabbits were anesthetized with desflurane or sevoflurane under mechanical ventilation. The order of the inhalation of desflurane or sevoflurane was randomized. Desflurane or sevoflurane was...