[Clinical use of althesin in geriatric surgery].
Althesin was employed for induction and anaesthesia maintaining in 50 patients aged from 70 to 89 years undergoing orthopaedic surgery non requiring muscular relaxation. Combined with morphine-like drugs, Althesin is able to provide satisfactory and stable anaesthesia also during long procedures in old and poor-risk patients.
D000368:Aged; D000530:Alfaxalone Alfadolone Mixture; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000379:methods; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009985:Orthopedics; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication
D000530:Alfaxalone Alfadolone Mixture
Impiego clinico dell'althesin in chirurgia geriatrica.