Anaesthesia
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Ninety patients scheduled to undergo minor gynaecological surgery were divided into three groups. Group 1 received propofol only, for both induction and maintenance of anaesthesia. ⋯ The incidence of nausea in group 1 was 0%, in group 2, 3.4% and in group 3, 9.4%. No patient vomited.
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Letter Case Reports
A complication of ilio-inguinal block for inguinal hernia repair.
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Comparative Study
Infusions of propofol to supplement nitrous oxide-oxygen for the maintenance of anaesthesia. A comparison with halothane.
The peri-operative and postoperative effects of propofol given by infusion were compared with halothane as a supplement to nitrous oxide-oxygen anaesthesia for body surface surgery in patients who breathed spontaneously. Anaesthesia was induced after opioid premedication, with either propofol 2.5 mg/kg or thiopentone 4-5 mg/kg which were followed respectively by an infusion of propofol 12 mg/kg/hour for 10 minutes and at a variable rate thereafter, or by halothane at a mean inspired concentration of 1.2%. ⋯ The cardiovascular effects during induction and maintenance of anaesthesia were similar in the two groups. The overall incidence of side effects was low but immediate recovery was significantly faster in patients who received propofol.