Cardiac arrhythmia during outpatient dental anaesthesia: the advantages of a controlled ventilation technique.
Two techniques for endotracheal anaesthesia in dental outpatients have been compared: a spontaneous ventilation technique using nitrous oxide, oxygen and halothane, and a controlled ventilation technique using nitrous oxide and oxygen, with tubocurarine and fentanyl. The latter technique has several advantages: abolition of arrhythmias induced by surgery, more rapid and hence safer recovery, avoidance of suxamethonium, and avoidance of atmospheric contamination with and possible sensitization to halothane.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007384:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012119:Respiration