SEVOFLURANE VERSUS HALOTHANE IN PAEDIATRIC OCULAR SURGERY

Abstract

Ibis study• had! been carried out at the Anaesthesioliogy

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This study indudledl 410 patients, ilieir ages r2llt1lgedl from 2 - 8 years

...... i'j 1 , ' 1 I , r . .•,',,:;! •;,; llllrldlergoing OCUli2llf surgery, patient_6were lf2llllldomiy aliliocatedl into 2 equal 1t 1 \ II I , . t,;::ill:. ' ;:.''i•, • ,' •.:. . grml!ps (each group = 20 patients) according to whetlhter they induced and

• '," -.,1: . ':. '.• maintained witlht hallotlhtane or evoflumne. • 1 '• I ' ' I k ,•,

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Premedlncation was dlone wnth mndazoiam 0.5 mgllkg one hour. before • nn.d.h.1..1.-non ,2ll!Jld! atropine sullpllmte O.Oli mgfi:g IV immediately •, ' befoJre iKr.duction of anaesiliesia.

was exposed to gJradlualily increasing concentmtions of tlhte inhalational .•

agent When intubation conditions were optimal an endlotmdu al tube was .,••

intrmllucedl omlilly.

I, 1-i" Maintemmrnce was condluctedl using li - 2% hallotllmne or 3 - 4% • §evofhJtmne9 wnrthout any anaesthetic adjuvant At tlhte end! of the procedlure the atnatest etic vapour was dliscontnJru.lledlabrupdy.