Admixture of propofol and alfentanil.

The effects of a propofol/alfentanil admixture on total intravenous anaesthesia in dogs undergoing splenectomy

The aim of this study was to compare the cardiovascular and respiratory effects and the bispectral scale index (BIS) as well as the recovery period characteristics in response to treatment with a propofol/alfentanil admixture of different concentrations in dogs undergoing splenectomy. We conducted a prospective, randomised, blinded experimental trial. Anaesthesia was induced and maintained by c...

Alfentanil and propofol for difficult intubation?

Total i.v. anaesthesia with propofol-alfentanil or propofol-fentanyl.

In combination with propofol, alfentanil was compared with fentanyl for total i.v. anaesthesia in 29 women (ASA classes I, II) admitted for elective hysterectomy. Infusion rates of propofol and fentanyl were determined from the literature and from pilot studies, while alfentanil was given according to a computer program. Dosage was: propofol, bolus 1.5 mg kg-1, infusion 9 mg kg-1 h-1 for 10 min...

Sedation-analgesia in elective colonoscopy: propofol-fentanyl versus propofol-alfentanil.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Sedation-analgesia is recommended for comfortable colonoscopy procedures, which are invasive and can be painful. This study aimed to compare the combinations of propofol-alfentanil and propofol-fentanyl for sedation-analgesia in elective colonoscopy patients. METHODS This prospective and randomized study was planned in ASA I-II groups and included 80 patients between...

Haemodynamic effects of adding ephedrine to propofol and alfentanil.

To the Editor: Crosby et al. present a case of permanent neurological dysfunction following abdominal aneurysectomy and attribute it to a lumbosacral plexopathy caused by an iliopsoas haematoma. ~ I agree with the authors that there is sufficient reason to believe that the iliopsoas haematomas are at least partially responsible for the deficits seen in the femoral and lateral femoral cutaneous ...