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British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol 78, Issue 2 157-159, Copyright © 1997 by The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS

Comparison of induction and recovery between sevoflurane and halothane supplementation of anaesthesia in children undergoing outpatient dental extractions

S. A. Ariffin, J. A. Whyte, A. F. Malins and G. M. Cooper
Featherstone Department of Anaesthesia, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH

We have compared sevoflurane and halothane in a double-blind controlled study for supplementation of nitrous oxide and oxygen anaesthesia in 80 children undergoing dental extraction as outpatients. Induction of anaesthesia was more rapid in those who received sevoflurane compared with those who received halothane (89 s compared with 127 s for loss of eyelash reflex). In both groups, mean duration of administration of anaesthesia was less than 4 min. Those who received sevoflurane were slower to awaken (167 s compared with 102 s), although discharge times from hospital were similar. The incidence of complications during induction and maintenance was low in both groups and return to normal appetite and activity occurred in the majority of children on the same day. More children who received halothane suffered nausea after leaving hospital. We conclude that sevoflurane is a suitable alternative to halothane, with more rapid induction of anaesthesia, but in these short procedures, awakening time was slower than after halothane.
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