CLINICAL STUDIES OF INDUCTION AGENTS: XXIX: ETHANOL
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- 1 December 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 41 (12) , 1063-1069
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/41.12.1063
Abstract
Observations were made of the use of dilute (5–10 per cent w/v) solutions of ethanol as an induction agent in forty adult patients premedicated with atropine only. This was given rapidly over 5–8 minutes and the upper dose limited to 550 ml. The dose of ethanol required for sleep showed a wide variation and methohexitone was frequently needed to complete the induction. The incidence of emergence delirium was high and recovery delayed when a supplemental dose of methohexitone was employed. No cardiovascular complications were observed and respiratory depression was noted only when a barbiturate was also given.Keywords
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