1971
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1971.tb05457.x
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INTRAVENOUS ETHANOL ANAESTHESIA: A Study of Sequelae and Their Implications

Abstract: SUMMARYA re‐evaluation of alcohol as an intravenous anaesthetic for minor gynaecological surgery in fit patients revealed an unacceptably high incidence of undesirable sequelae. These were analysed in detail in the hope that the findings may be of sociological value. They also allowed a study of the interaction af various drugs which could be given as premedication with alcohol.Induction consisted of the very rapid infusion of up to 550 ml (44 g) 8 per cent (w/v) alcohol over 3–6 minutes with small doses of me… Show more

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“…I.V. ethanol had adverse sequelae, 26 and total i.v. anaesthesia (TIVA) did not become widely used until the advent of propofol.…”
Section: Choice Of Induction Agentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…I.V. ethanol had adverse sequelae, 26 and total i.v. anaesthesia (TIVA) did not become widely used until the advent of propofol.…”
Section: Choice Of Induction Agentmentioning
confidence: 99%