Isoflurane for removal of chest drains after cardiac surgery.
Thirty-five patients who had undergone uncomplicated cardiac surgery were randomly allocated to receive either Entonox or isoflurane 0.25% in Entonox as inhalational analgesia for the removal of their two chest drains. The gases were presented premixed in high-pressure cylinders and were self-administered by means of a demand valve. The removal of the second drain was more painful than the first but that pain was better controlled by isoflurane 0.25% in Entonox than by Entonox alone.
Bryden
F M
FM
Department of Anaesthesia, Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK.
McFarlane
H
H
Tunstall
M E
ME
Ross
J A
JA
D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled / Q000379:methods*; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D015505:Chest Tubes; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D007530:Isoflurane; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen; D010147:Pain Measurement
D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D004338:Drug Combinations; C001147:Entonox; D007530:Isoflurane; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen