title: Evaluation of blood loss during suction termination of pregnancy: ketamine compared with methohexitone.
abstract: Blood loss during suction termination of pregnancy was estimated in patients anaesthetised with intravenous ketamine (n = 25) and compared with those anaesthetised with intravenous methohexitone (n = 25). Both groups received midazolam 0.15 mg/kg intravenously 3 min prior to induction of anaesthesia. No statistically significant difference was found in blood loss between the two groups (P = 0.66). There was no incidence of dreaming or psychomotor disturbances  with ketamine in our study.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D007649:Ketamine; D008723:Methohexital; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014619:Vacuum Curettage
chemical_list: D007649:Ketamine; D008723:Methohexital