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95mmHg) were randomly divided into 3 equal groups of 20 each : thiopental group, etomidate group and propofol group. All patients were prmedicated with intramuscular phenobarbital 0. 1g and atropine 0.5mg. Anesthesia was induced with thiopental 4mg?kg-1 or etomidate 0.3mg?kg-1 or propofol 2mg?kg-1, midazolam 0.1mg?kg-1, fentanyl 5?g?kg-1 and vecuronium 0.1mg?kg-1 and maintained with isoflurane inhalation and intermittent boluses of fentanyl and vecuronium. Blood samples were taken before anesthesia(To), 2min after induction(T1) and 2 and 10 min after tracheal intubation (T2, T3) for determination of plasma levels of endothelin(ET), calcitonin gene-related peptide(CGRP), neuropeptide Y (NPY) and neurotensin (NT). Results The three groups were compared with regard to age, sex and weight. BP significantly decreased after induction with thiopental or propofol but increased significantly after intubation in thiopental group and etomidate group. ET and NPY decreased but CGRP and NT increased significantly after induction in thiopental and propofol group. The plasma levels of all four neuropeptides increased significantly after tracheal intubation in thiopental and etomidata group but remained unchanged in propofol group. Conclusions Propofol is the intravenous anesthetic of choice for induction of anesthesia in patients with hypertension.
