The use of halothane anaesthesia to control autonomic hyperreflexia during trans-urethral surgery in spinal cord injury patients.
Forty-five spinal cord injury patients undergoing trans-urethral surgery were anaesthetised using a mixture of nitrous oxide and halothane in oxygen. The use of halothane to control the hypertensive manifestations of surgically induced autonomic hyperreflexia is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control; D006221:Halothane; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000009:adverse effects
D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D006221:Halothane