The uses and abuses of thiopentone.
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THIOPENTONE has been described in such varying terms as a " godsend " and " too dangerous a drug for routine use ". Published figures show that in some centres in America it is used in between onequarter to one-half of all anaesthetics. In Britain thiopentone is more popular and it is safe to say that an intravenous thiobarbiturate is used for the induction of anaesthesia in more than three-quarters of all cases. In view of Gillespie's statement and our ever increasing knowledge of the action of thiopentone, it is timely to consider some of the uses and abuses of this commonly used drug.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British journal of anaesthesia
دوره 27 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1955