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1Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Abstract:
The effects of 2% and 4% sevoflurane in oxygen and nitrous oxide for induction of anaesthesia in 60 unpremedicated elderly patients was compared to those obtained during an intravenous Thiopentone induction. Intravenous induction induced anaesthesia in 27 +/- 5 seconds, significantly faster than a 2% or 4% sevoflurane induction (109 +/- 36 and 71 +/- 24 seconds respectively). One patient in both the thiopentone and 2% sevoflurane groups, and 2 patients in the 4% sevoflurane group coughed during induction. The postinduction reduction in mean arterial pressure was greatest in the thiopentone group followed by the 4% and the 2% sevoflurane groups. Heart rate changes were minimal in all groups. We conclude that 2% or 4% sevoflurane offered suitable conditions for induction of anaesthesia in the elderly with minimal cardiovascular derangement.
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