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Induced hypotension with a mixture of sodium nitroprusside and trimetaphan camsylate
Author(s) -
MacRae W.R.,
Wildsmith J.A.W.,
Dale B.A.B.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1981.tb10209.x
Subject(s) - sodium nitroprusside , medicine , anesthesia , nitric oxide
Summary Thirty patients undergoing induced hypotension were given a 10:1 mixture of trimetaphan camsylate and sodium nitroprusside by intravenous infusion. A readily controllable hypotension was produced with considerable reduction in the dosage of these drugs compared to their use individually. There were no cases of prolonged hypotension.