title: Total intravenous anaesthesia versus inhalational anaesthesia for dental day surgery.
abstract: Fifty young healthy and unpremedicated patients scheduled for removal of impacted teeth were randomly allocated to receive either total intravenous anaesthesia with propofol or conventional thiopentone/isoflurane/nitrous oxide anaesthesia. A double-blind postoperative assessment showed the former group to have a shorter reversal time and faster recovery of faculties, i.e. speech, memory as well as ability to sit up and walk without assistance (P < 0.01). There was no incidence of hypotension and of awareness in either group. The incidence of headache, nausea and vomiting was higher in the thiopentone/isoflurane/nitrous oxide group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Low
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007530:Isoflurane; D008297:Male; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D015742:Propofol; D013874:Thiopental; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D007530:Isoflurane; D013874:Thiopental; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D015742:Propofol