Day case anaesthesia and memory.
Two simple anaesthetic techniques were administered to forty healthy women undergoing minor gynaecological surgery. There was a significantly shorter immediate recovery period following the use of a fentanyl and methohexitone technique. Memory function testing revealed an impairment of the ability to retain new information following anaesthesia. This returned to normal within 3 hr.
D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D005260:Female; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects*; D008723:Methohexital / Q000494:pharmacology; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014241:Trichloroethylene / Q000494:pharmacology
D014241:Trichloroethylene; D008723:Methohexital; D005283:Fentanyl