Anaesthesia and intensive care
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Anaesth Intensive Care · May 1990
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialThe haemodynamic effects of propofol and thiopentone for induction of caesarean section.
Forty Chinese women for elective caesarean section received either propofol 2 mg.kg-1 or thiopentone 4 mg.kg-1 for induction of general anaesthesia. Systolic, mean and diastolic arterial pressures and heart rate were recorded non-invasively every minute for ten minutes. Post-induction arterial pressures were similar to pre-induction values with no differences between thiopentone and propofol. ⋯ At caesarean section, induction with propofol causes less variation in arterial pressure than thiopentone. Hypotension is probably prevented by the coincident stimulus of rapid sequence induction. Neonatal Apgar scores were similar between the two groups.
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Anaesth Intensive Care · May 1990
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialComparison of two methods of intravenous administration of morphine for postoperative pain relief.
Morphine sulphate was used for the control of pain following major abdominal surgery for a period of three days either as patient-controlled or continuous infusion. The two groups of patients were comparable with regard to patient and operation details, duration of infusion, pain scores and complications. ⋯ It is suggested that a properly supervised continuous infusion of morphine is as good as patient-controlled administration. There was a negative correlation between the age of the patient and the dose of morphine used.