PROPOFOL AS AN I.V. ANAESTHETIC INDUCTION AGENT IN VARIEGATE PORPHYRIA
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Propofol as an i.v. anaesthetic induction agent in variegate porphyria.
The choice of an i.v. anaesthetic induction poses problems for the anaesthetist confronted with a patient with one of the acute porphyrias. We undertook a prospective clinical trial in 13 variegate porphyric subjects using propofol as an anaesthetic induction agent. Urinary porphyrin precursors and porphyrins were measured before operation and 1-5 days after operation. Stool and plasma porphyri...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/66.1.60