ABSTRACT
An anaesthetic technique is described for laparoscopy using an intravenous induction, atracurium 0.2 mg/kg for muscle relaxation and intermittent positive pressure ventilation of the lungs with nitrous oxide and oxygen. It was found to be a suitable and simple technique. Recovery of spontaneous ventilation was achieved without the use of reversal agents in all 40 patients. A 15% incidence of cutaneous histaminoid reactions was noted. This is no higher than reported in other studies of atracurium, and further clinical trials are awaited.
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Anesthesia, General , Anesthesia, Intravenous , Isoquinolines/administration & dosage , Laparoscopy , Muscle Relaxants, Central , Adult , Atracurium , Female , Humans , Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation , Methohexital , Middle Aged , Thiopental , Time FactorsSubject(s)
Anesthesia, General , Anesthesia, Obstetrical , Cesarean Section , Intubation, Intratracheal , Adult , Emergencies , Female , Humans , Obstetric Labor Complications , PregnancyABSTRACT
A continuous obstetric epidural is described, in which an abnormally extensive block and hypotension resulted. The catheter was subsequently shown to enter the subdural space. As this case resembles a "massive epidural", it is suggested that subdural injection may explain the phenomenon.
