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Patient‐controlled sedation using propofol in day surgery
Author(s) -
GRATTIDGE P.
Publication year - 1992
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.1365-2044.1992.tb02390.x
Subject(s) - medicine , propofol , sedation , anesthesia , bolus (digestion) , body weight , patient satisfaction , general anaesthesia , surgery
Summary Patient‐controlled sedation using propofol was studied in 30 unselected patients aged 26–72 years undergoing day case general surgical or orthopaedic procedures under local or regional anaesthesia. Using a fixed propofol dose of 0.7mg.kg −1 body weight, the technique provided anxiolysis and sedation with few side effects and a high degree of patient satisfaction. Increasing age was significantly correlated with a deeper maximum level of sedation (p < 0.001), indicating a need for a lower bolus dose in the higher age groups. Interpatient variability in propofol requirement was reflected in the lack of significant correlation between propofol dose and procedure duration (p = 0.095) and patient age (p = 6.72).