title: Admixture of propofol and alfentanil. Use for intravenous sedation and analgesia during transvaginal oocyte retrieval.
abstract: An admixture of propofol and alfentanil provides adequate sedation and analgesia during transvaginal oocyte retrieval in the absence of a paracervical block. In 100 patients the technique provided haemodynamic stability, sedation which was easily controlled, rapid recovery and universal patient acceptance.
authors.affiliation: Sir Humphry Davy Department of Anaesthesia, Bristol Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sherry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015760:Alfentanil; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000698:Analgesia; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009865:Oocytes; D010053:Ovary / Q000601:surgery; D015742:Propofol; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012099:Reproductive Techniques; D014621:Vagina
chemical_list: D015760:Alfentanil; D015742:Propofol