ELECTROGRAPHIC MONITORING OF BARBITURATE NARCOSIS.

Comparison of the electroencephalographic patterns during steroid and barbiturate narcosis.

A STEROID compound 21-hydroxy-preghalf to one hour prior to anaesthesia. A nane-3, 20-dione sodium succinate 4-litre to 2-litre flow of nitrous-oxide (Viadril) has been used as an intravenous oxygen was administered during the placeanaesthetic. The changes in the electroencephalogram produced by this agent have been observed by Boyan et al. (1955) to be similar to the changes reported by Kierse...

An improved UV-spectrophotometric method for routine barbiturate monitoring.

A simple, rapid, quantitative, low-cost UV-differential spectrophotometric method for the routine monitoring of phenobarbital in serum and cerebrospinal fluid is described. This method can also be used for monitoring methylphenobarbital (Phemiton) and primidone (Mysoline), since the major active metabolite of both drugs is phenobarbital. The basis for our procedure is Goldbaum's method (Anal. C...

Carbon Dioxide, Narcosis,

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the gaseous end product of the aerobic metabolism of oxygen. CO2 is highly soluble in body tissues, and readily diffuses from cells to blood, where circulation transports it to the lungs for elimination. Divers often ignore carbon dioxide, as CO2 is a normal part of life. However, CO2 may have definite and detrimental effects if a diver accumulates an excessive amount of...

Avertin Rectal Narcosis

Tiif, rectal route for anaesthesia has been long under consideration. The first efforts in this direction were made by F. Roux in1846. The undeniable advantages of the rectal route, the easiness of administration, the avoidance of choking and excitation, and freedom from complications, opened up the way for further research. Injury to the bowel wall was the great danger in the experiments of Ro...

A Critical Review: Narcosis Therapy.