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Quantifying the Pharmacodynamics of Morphine in the Treatment of Postoperative Pain in Preverbal Children.

ABSTRACT: While the pharmacokinetics of morphine in children have been studied extensively, little is known about the pharmacodynamics of morphine in this population. Here, we quantified the concentration-effect relationship of morphine for postoperative pain in preverbal children between 0 and 3 years of age. For this, we applied item response theory modeling in the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic analysis of COMFORT-Behavior (COMFORT-B) scale data from 2 previous clinical studies. In the model, we identified a sigmoid maximal efficacy model for the effect of morphine and found that in 26% of children, increasing morphine concentrations were not associated with lower pain scores (nonresponders to morphine up-titration). In responders to morphine up-titration, the COMFORT-B score slowly decreases with increasing morphine concentrations at morphine concentrations >20 ng/mL. In nonresponding children, no decrease in COMFORT-B score is expected. In general, lower baseline COMFORT-B scores (2.1 points on average) in younger children (postnatal age <10.3 days) were found. Based on the model, we conclude that the percentage of children at a desirable COMFORT-B score is maximized at a morphine concentration between 5 and 30 ng/mL for children aged <10 days, and between 5 and 40 ng/mL for children >10 days. These findings support a dosing regimen previously suggested by Krekels et al, which would put >95% of patients within this morphine target concentration range at steady state. Our modeling approach provides a promising platform for pharmacodynamic research of analgesics and sedatives in children.

SUBMITTER: Goulooze SC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9293015 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Project description:BackgroundPosterior spinal fusion for scoliosis is one of the most painful elective pediatric surgeries. Good postoperative pain control allows early ambulation and return of ability to tolerate oral intake. Options for analgesia in this patient population are suboptimal. We hypothesized that extended-release epidural morphine (EREM) would provide better pain control and less adverse effects compared to intrathecal (IT) morphine.MethodsThe primary outcome was total IV morphine consumption during 0-48 hours postoperatively. Secondary outcomes included time until first patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) demand, pain scores, and adverse opioid effects. After institutional review board approval, 71 subjects undergoing posterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis completed the study. The subjects were randomly allocated to 7.5 μg/kg IT morphine or 150 μg/kg EREM. The final IT morphine and EREM groups contained 37 and 34 subjects, respectively. Postoperative pain was treated with morphine PCA, ketorolac, oral oxycodone, and acetaminophen. Morphine consumption, pain scores, nausea and vomiting, pruritus, and respiratory depression were measured every 4 hours. Parents completed a caregiver questionnaire about their child's pain control regimen after the first postoperative day.ResultsThere was no difference in total morphine consumption over the first 48 hours between subjects in the EREM and IT morphine groups: median (range) 42.2 (5.5-123.0) and 34.0 (4.5-128.8) mg, respectively (P = .27). EREM and IT morphine groups had no difference in time until first PCA demand. Pain scores were no different between the groups from 8 to 24 hours after surgery. Compared to IT morphine, EREM subjects had lower pain scores from 28 to 36 hours after surgery. The reported incidence of pruritus was lower in the EREM subjects.ConclusionsThere was no difference in total morphine consumption or time until first PCA demand between the EREM and IT morphine groups. EREM provides a longer duration of analgesia after posterior spinal fusion for scoliosis and may be associated with less opioid-induced pruritus.

Project description:AimLarge interindividual variability in morphine pharmacokinetics (PK) could contribute to variability in morphine analgesia and adverse events. Respiratory depression (RD) and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are significant adverse drug response of intravenous morphine in the perioperative setting limiting its efficacy in achieving adequate surgical pain relief. OCT1 is a transporter in the liver that transports morphine from the bloodstream into hepatocytes. Earlier we reported association of genetic polymorphisms in OCT1 with morphine PK, and lower morphine clearance in Caucasian children as compared with African-American (AA) children. The aim of this study is to identify the association between common OCT1 genotypes affecting morphine's PK and clinically important postoperative morphine-related adverse outcomes.MethodsAfter obtaining institutional review board (IRB) approval and informed consents, 311 children ages 6-15 years, American Society of Anesthesiologists' physical status 1 or 2 scheduled for tonsillectomy who received standard anesthetic, surgical and postoperative care were recruited. Clinical data collected included postoperative pain scores, total opioid use, incidence of PONV and RD. Four nonsynonymous SNPs of the OCT1 gene (rs12208357, rs34130495, rs72552763 and rs34059508) in each patient were genotyped using commercially available TaqMan assays. We investigated the genetic association of OCT1 with incidences of postoperative RD and PONV.ResultsCaucasian and AA children differed significantly in the incidence of obstructive sleep apnea (p < 0.001) and total morphine use (p = 0.028). There were incidences of prolonged post anesthesia care unit stay in 7% of Caucasian children, while no such incidences were observed for AA children (p = 0.05). OCT1 polymorphism rs12208357 was associated with high incidences of PONV and PONV leading to prolonged post anesthesia care unit stay (p < 0.05). A significant association was also found between rs72552763 GAT deletion and high incidence of RD (p = 0.007).ConclusionChildren with certain OCT1 genotypes are associated with higher risk for RD and PONV following morphine administration leading to prolonged hospital stay. The OCT1 transporters' effects on morphine's PK could explain this association.

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