A comparison of the anaesthetic properties of propofol and methohexitone when used as the sole induction agent for thermocoagulation of the gasserian ganglion.
Methohexitone and propofol were compared when used as the sole induction agent for thermocoagulation of the Gasserian ganglion. Sleeping and apnoea times were not significantly different for both drugs, nor were they for the same drug during repetitive inductions. However, the haemodynamic data showed a better stability when propofol was used. Amnesia may be in favour of propofol. There were no significant differences concerning pre- and post-operative side-effects in both groups.
Vercauteren
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Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
Moens
F
F
Boeckx
E
E
Meese
G
G
Van Vyve
M
M
Adriaensen
H
H
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000777:Anesthetics; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008723:Methohexital; D008875:Middle Aged; D010636:Phenols; D015742:Propofol; D011897:Random Allocation; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*
D000777:Anesthetics; D010636:Phenols; D008723:Methohexital; D015742:Propofol