Middle East journal of anaesthesiology
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Middle East J Anaesthesiol · Jun 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyA prospective, randomized comparison of the effects of thiopental and propofol on bispectral index during caesarean section till delivery of newborn.
Since in caesarean operations skin incision to delivery time is very short, induction agent could be still effective on BIS level till the time of delivery. Therefore this study was designed to analyze the effect on maintaining adequate bispectral index levels till delivery of neonate of propofol and thiopental as an induction agent for caesarean section. ⋯ Anesthesia induction with propofol in a dose of 2.5 mg/kg maintains lower levels of heart rate, blood pressure and BIS till delivery when compared with thiopental in a dose of 5 mg/kg. There is no financial support taken from any kind of company or person. There are no financial relationships between authors and commercial interests with a vested interest in the outcome of study.