General anaesthesia for the mentally handicapped
- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 31 (2) , 190-194
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1976.tb11789.x
Abstract
The establishment of a general anaesthetic unit for dental surgery in a hospital for the mentally subnormal is described. The problems encountered in sedating the mentally handicapped patient in such a way as to permit an unhindered induction of anaesthesia are described together with the evolution of a technique of premedication using nitrazepam and droperidol. The medical problems complicating anaesthesia found in this group of patients are enumerated and their effects on the development of a suitable anaesthetic technique are described.Keywords
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