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Halothane and isoflurane in outpatient anaesthesia
Author(s) -
MILLIGAN K. R.,
HOWE J. P.,
DUNDEE J. W.
Publication year - 1988
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.1365-2044.1988.tb05411.x
Subject(s) - medicine , isoflurane , halothane , anesthesia , nitrous oxide , propofol , psychomotor learning , psychiatry , cognition
Summary The speed and quality of recovery after anaesthesia were studied in 60 outpatients. Anaesthesia was induced using propofol and maintained by nitrous oxide in oxygen supplemented with either halothane or isoflurane. Initial clinical recovery was significantly faster in the halothane group hut no differences were found during subsequent psychomotor testing. Minor postoperative side effects were common in both groups.