An open comparison of propofol and enflurane for prolonged abdominal operations.
Anaesthesia in 15 patients scheduled for prolonged abdominal surgery was induced with hexobarbitone and maintained with nitrous oxide and enflurane, while in a further 15 patients propofol was used for induction and maintenance. Three patients in the latter group required additional fentanyl but cardiovascular responses were otherwise similar in the two groups. Return of consciousness, response to verbal command, ability to answer questions and adequate spontaneous ventilation was more rapid in the propofol patients. EEG power spectra also returned to baseline more rapidly in the propofol group.
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Department of Clinical Anaesthesia, Duesseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany.
Freye
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D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004737:Enflurane / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010636:Phenols / Q000494:pharmacology; D015742:Propofol; D013997:Time Factors
D000777:Anesthetics; D010636:Phenols; D004737:Enflurane; D015742:Propofol