IV anaesthesia with propofol using a target-controlled infusion system: comparison with inhalation anaesthesia for general surgical procedures in children.
We studied 40 children undergoing general surgical procedures. They were allocated randomly to receive induction of anaesthesia with propofol 3-5 mg kg-1 followed by maintenance with halothane and an appropriate regional block, or induction and maintenance of anaesthesia with a computerized, target-controlled infusion of propofol with a regional block. All patients breathed a mixture of 67% nitrous oxide in oxygen via a laryngeal mask airway. Both techniques provided adequate anaesthesia and operating conditions. There were no significant differences between the groups in heart rate, mean arterial pressure and end-expired carbon dioxide concentration during anaesthesia. There was no significant difference in the recovery times of the two groups.
Doyle
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Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow.
McFadzean
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Morton
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D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D015742:Propofol; D013997:Time Factors
D010100:Oxygen; D015742:Propofol