[Short-term obstetrical anesthesia. Study of the tiapride-ketamine combination]

Minor surgical procedures do not always require hospitalisation for several days. The use of short-acting anaesthetic agents should make such procedures possible on an ambulatory basis. A study was undertaken of the combination of tiapride and ketamine in 97 women seen in the department of obstetrics for therapeutic abortion or biopsy-curettage. The drug combination was satisfactory in the great majority of cases. It is sufficiently analgesic for surgery of this type. The minimal level of narcosis ensures rapid recovery without any subsequent falling asleep again. The psychomotor agitation caused by ketamine is counteracted by the doses of tiapride used. Only vomiting may be felt to be too frequent. Nevertheless, this occurred in women who were fully awake and had no major consequences.