Clinical experience with alfentanil for induction of anaesthesia; a comparison with thiopentone
- 1 September 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
- Vol. 31 (5) , 517-522
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03009536
Abstract
Alfentail, a new short-acting narcotic was clinically evaluated as an intravenous anaesthetic induction agent in 19 patients and compared to 20 patients receiving thiopentone, Alfentanil was superior to thiopentone in cardiovascular stability, both during induction of anaesthesia and tracheal intubation, However, alfentanil does not behave like a typical induction agent, time to unconsciousness is longer and more variable and is often accompanied by muscle rigidity. The results of this study suggest that alfentanil is more difficult to use as an induction agent than thiopentone, but alfentanil is recommended for short procedures when haemodynamic stability is important. L’alfentanil est un nouveau morphinique à courte durée d’action qu’on a utilisé comme agent d’induction cliez 19 patients qu’on a comparés à 20 autres patients ayant reçu du thiopentone. L’alfentanil assure la stabilité cardiovas-culaire. mieux que le thiopentone tam à l’ induction qu’a I’intubation trachéale. Cependant, l’alfentanil n’est pas un véritable agent déinduction: le détai avani I’inconscience est plus long et plus variable qu’avec le thiopentone et il se complique souvent de rigidilé musculaire. Ces constatations suggèrent que I’alfentanil est d’emploi plus difficile que le thiopentone pour I’induction de I’anesthésie mais l’alfentanil présente un intérét certain pour les opérations courtes où la stabilité hémodynamique est particulièrement importante.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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