Sevoflurane anaesthesia for major intra-abdominal surgery. 1994

A C Quinn, and P J Newman, and G M Hall, and R M Grounds
Department of Anaesthesia, St. George's Hospital Medical School, Tooting, London.

The cardiovascular effects and recovery characteristics of sevoflurane and isoflurane anaesthesia were compared in 30 gynaecological and 20 general surgical patients undergoing elective intra-abdominal surgery. Patients were randomly allocated to receive either sevoflurane or isoflurane as the volatile agent, in a balanced anaesthetic technique including morphine and atropine premedication and thiopentone, fentanyl, vecuronium and nitrous oxide. The concentration of volatile agent was titrated according to clinical variables. Mean heart rate, systolic and diastolic arterial pressure and duration of surgery did not differ between the two groups. Time to emergence from anaesthesia in the gynaecological patients was significantly faster after sevoflurane compared with isoflurane (p < 0.005). Sevoflurane provided stable anaesthesia during major intra-abdominal surgery.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007432 Intraoperative Period The period during a surgical operation. Intraoperative Periods,Period, Intraoperative,Periods, Intraoperative
D007530 Isoflurane A stable, non-explosive inhalation anesthetic, relatively free from significant side effects.
D008297 Male Males
D008738 Methyl Ethers A group of compounds that contain the general formula R-OCH3. Ethers, Methyl
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D001794 Blood Pressure PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS. Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D004987 Ethers Organic compounds having two alkyl or aryl groups bonded to an oxygen atom, as in the formula R1–O–R2.
D005260 Female Females
D005440 Fluid Therapy Therapy whose basic objective is to restore the volume and composition of the body fluids to normal with respect to WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE. Fluids may be administered intravenously, orally, by intermittent gavage, or by HYPODERMOCLYSIS. Oral Rehydration Therapy,Rehydration,Rehydration, Oral,Oral Rehydration,Rehydration Therapy, Oral,Therapy, Fluid,Therapy, Oral Rehydration,Fluid Therapies,Oral Rehydration Therapies,Oral Rehydrations,Rehydration Therapies, Oral,Rehydrations,Rehydrations, Oral,Therapies, Fluid,Therapies, Oral Rehydration
D006339 Heart Rate The number of times the HEART VENTRICLES contract per unit of time, usually per minute. Cardiac Rate,Chronotropism, Cardiac,Heart Rate Control,Heartbeat,Pulse Rate,Cardiac Chronotropy,Cardiac Chronotropism,Cardiac Rates,Chronotropy, Cardiac,Control, Heart Rate,Heart Rates,Heartbeats,Pulse Rates,Rate Control, Heart,Rate, Cardiac,Rate, Heart,Rate, Pulse

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