Chronic diarrhoea

Anaesthesia—general

“…There is an absence of struggling, with its strain on the respiratory and circulatory systems, and a minimal degree of disturbance of endocrine function (Marston, 1938). BASAL NARCOTICS The introduction of basal narcosis is perhaps the greatest contribution anaesthesia has made to modern surgery.…”

“…Thus in wasting diseases, shock, asthénie states, anaemia and abnormally low blood-pressure, and in those operations which require a quick return of the laryngeal reflex, basal narcotics must be used with caution (Marston, 1942). With the exception of asa narcotics ^Td\àéhyàt y they all lower the blood-pressure, depress the respiratory centre and render the reflexes of the upper respiratory tract less brisk than usual.…”

“…At Guy's Hospital 1,271,431 administrations have been recorded without any fatality (Marston, 1945).…”