title: Induction of anesthesia with sevoflurane, nitrous oxide, and oxygen: a comparison of spontaneous ventilation and vital capacity rapid inhalation induction (VCRII) techniques.
abstract: In this study, the vital capacity rapid inhalation induction of anesthesia (VCRII) technique and the conventional spontaneous inhalation induction technique, each using 4.5% sevoflurane in nitrous oxide and oxygen, were compared. The VSRII group (n = 32) and conventional group (n = 32) were each tested on unpremedicated volunteers. VCRII required only half the time of conventional inhalation induction (54 s and 108 s, respectively), and was not associated with cardiovascular instability. Each of the two techniques was found acceptable by most of the volunteers studied (more than 80%). However, sevoflurane is best used with the VCRII technique because VCRII resulted in fewer excitement movements that could lead to severe complications and pronounced excitement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Asahikawa Medical College, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yurino
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kimura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000379:methods*; D000777:Anesthetics; D004987:Ethers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen; D012119:Respiration / Q000502:physiology*; D000077149:Sevoflurane; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D004987:Ethers; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D000077149:Sevoflurane; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen