Intermittent methohexitone.

Divided doses of methohexitone improves ECT outcome.

To the Editor: We read with interest the recent report on substitution of mivacurium for succinylcholine for ECT treatment. ~ Since the effect of mivacurium outlasts the effect of methohexitone (MH) the authors suggested reversal of the neuromuscular block after treatment to avoid awareness. While we are unaware of a correlation between the length of seizures and the antidepressant effect of EC...

Changes in haemodynamic variables with thiopentone, methohexitone, propofol and etomidate.

Propofol and methohexitone for elective caesarean--a comparative study.

Two identical groups of females underwent caesarean operations. One group was induced with propofol 2.04 (SD 0.023) mg per kilogram and the other group induced with methohexitone 1.05 (SD 0.15) mg per kilogram body weight. Maintenance of anaesthesia was identical in both groups. Post-intubation blood pressure in the methohexitone group was significantly raised whereas with propofol the changes ...

A comparison of althesin and methohexitone in paediatric anaesthesia.

The minimum sleep doses of Althesin and methohexitone were determined in two age groups of children. In the 2-10 years age group, the dose of Althesin was 0.07 ml/kg, and that of methohexitone was 1.1 mg/kg. In the 10-16 years age group, the dose of Althesin was 0.05 ml/kg, and that of methohexitone was 1.2 mg/kg. Althesin has the advantages of small injection volume and a painless injection. H...

Propanidid and methohexitone: their comparative potency and narcotic action.

The paper presents a method of study designed to establish the narcotic potency ratio between the two agents methohexitone and propanidid. Comparisons were made through a range of five doses of each drug such that the smallest dose failed to produce narcosis in 50 per cent of subjects and the largest resulted in over 50 per cent still unresponsive after 6 minutes. By plotting curves relating do...