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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1985, Vol. 57, No. 6 573-577
© 1985 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

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RECTAL INDUCTION OF ANAESTHESIA IN CHILDREN WITH METHOHEXITONE

Patient Acceptability and Clinical Pahrmacokinetics

H. QUAYNOR, M.D., M. CORBEY, M.B., B.S., F.F.A.R.C.S. and S. BJÖRKMAN, B.PHARM., PH.D.

Department of Anaesthesia, Kongsberg sykehus N-3600 Kongsberg, Norway
Hospital Pharmacy Malmö allmänna sjukhus S-21401 Malmö Sweden

Rectal induction of anaesthesia with 10% methohexitone 100 mg ml–1 was used in 50 healthy children, using a standard dose of 25 mg/kg body weight. The absorption of methohexitone was rapid and reliable: the children fell asleep within 10–15 min. The plasma concentration peaked at 10–15 min and then decayed rapidly. The terminal half-life of rectal methohexitone was 1–2 h. Overall patient acceptability was good, and there were no major complications.


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