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The effect of fentanyl on propofol requirements for day case anaesthesia
Author(s) -
Thomas V. L.,
Sutton D. N.,
Saunders D. A.
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.tb09077.x
Subject(s) - propofol , medicine , fentanyl , anesthesia , analgesic , sedative , nitrous oxide
Summary Fifty women of ASA grade 1 or 2 scheduled to undergo minor gynaecological procedures were allocated randomly to two groups. Group A received fentanyl 100 μg intravenously before induction; group B received no sedative or analgesie drugs. Anaesthesia was induced with propofol intravenously and maintained using 67% nitrous oxide in oxygen with incremental doses of propofol. Induction lime and dose were significantly less and mean arterial pressure decreased significantly lower in Group A. These differences were, however, small and the ranges of values were large. The incidence of side effects and subjective assessment of quality of anaesthesia were similar in both groups. Fentanyl did not confer any practical advantage when used with propofol in the techniques described above.