PLASMA PROTEIN CONCENTRATION AND RECOVERY FROM ANAESTHESIA IN MAN
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- 1 December 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 53 (12) , 1281-1284
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/53.12.1281
Abstract
The effect of the concentration of plasma protein on the recovery from anaesthesia induced by equipotent doses (UD95) of thiopentone and Althesin was studied in 48 patients. The recovery time (RT) was plotted against the concentrations of total plasma proteins (TPP) and albumin (Al). A small decrease in TPP concentration from normal range affected the recovery time minimally; a small decrease in TPP concentration from a low basal value markedly increased the recovery rime with both agents. A large decrease in TPP concentration increased the recovery time from thiopentone and Althesin markedly.Keywords
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