Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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We examined the hemodynamic responses to tracheal intubation during anesthetic induction by inhalational sevoflurane with continuous administration of remifentanil. ⋯ During sevoflurane anesthesia, remifentanil infusion at 0.5 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1) for more than 210 sec could provide the effective blocking of the sympathetic response to tracheal intubation with more than 50% probability.