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Rectal induction of anaesthesia in children
Author(s) -
HolmKnudsen R.,
Nygård E.,
Laub M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1989.tb02957.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ketamine , halothane , midazolam , anesthesia , general anaesthesia , sedation
Thirty children were randomly allocated to one of three anaesthetic techniques. Rectal anaesthesia induction with a mixture of ketamine 10 mg · kg ‐1 BW and midazolam 0.2 mg · kg ‐1 BW and maintenance of anaesthesia with either intravenous ketamine or halothane were compared to induction and maintenance with halothane. Rectal induction was found reliable and useful. The frequency of side effects, the recovery time, and the time until the child could be discharged were similar in the groups maintained with halothane, whereas recovery was prolonged when intravenous ketamine was used for maintenance.