title: Day case laparoscopy. A comparison of two anaesthetic techniques using the laryngeal mask during spontaneous breathing.
abstract: Forty women undergoing day case laparoscopy were randomly allocated to receive either an inhalational or total intravenous anaesthetic. All patients breathed spontaneously through a Brain laryngeal mask. There were no clinically significant cardiovascular or respiratory differences between the two techniques. No episodes of clinical aspiration occurred and there were no peri-operative arrhythmias. We conclude that spontaneous respiration with a laryngeal mask is a safe and effective method of anaesthesia for laparoscopy provided certain guidelines are followed.
authors.affiliation: Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Ogg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015760:Alfentanil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012119:Respiration / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015760:Alfentanil