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Recovery after single‐breath halothane induction of anaesthesia in daycase patients
Author(s) -
NIGHTINGALE J. J.,
STOCK J. G. L.,
McKIERNAN E. P.,
WILTON N. C. T.
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.tb06685.x
Subject(s) - medicine , halothane , anesthesia , nitrous oxide , psychomotor learning , general anaesthesia , cognition , psychiatry
Summary A single‐breath technique of inhalational induction of anaesthesia allows intravenous induction agents to be avoided. We have investigated recovery from anaesthesia in 40 daycase patients, using tests of psychomotor function. Patients anaesthetised with inhalational induction awaken earlier than those who receive thiopentone, but not significantly earlier. There were no significant differences in postoperative psychomotor function between patients who received thiopentone and those who had inhalational inductions. Single‐breath halothane, nitrous‐oxide, oxygen induction is an alternative to intravenous induction in cooperative adults, but does not confer significant benefits in terms of recovery.