Comparative study of short-term recovery of mental efficiency after anaesthesia.
Two common general anaesthetic techniques were compared to evaluate the time taken for the patient's mental efficiency to recover sufficiently for him to be escorted home after inguinal herniorrhaphy. Recovery in performance efficiency to at least 60% of the patient's own maximum is suggested as a criterion for discharge, and this needs a stay in hospital of seven to nine hours.
D000768:Anesthesia, General; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006221:Halothane / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000187:drug effects*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013997:Time Factors
D005283:Fentanyl; D006221:Halothane