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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1979, Vol. 51, No. 5 453-455
© 1979 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

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MORBIDITY OF DAY-CASE GYNAECOLOGICAL SURGERY

A comparison of thiopentone and Althesin

R. M. TOWEY, M.B., CH.B., F.F.A.R.C.S., B. J. STANFORD, B.M., B.CH., F.F.A.R.C.S., R. M. BALLARD, B.SC, F.R.C.S. (ED), M.R.C.O.G. and J. R. GILBERT, S.R.N., S.C.M.

Department of Anaesthetics London SE1
Department of Anaesthetics London SE1
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology London SE1
Outpatient Theatre; St Thomas's Hospital London SE1

To compare two anaesthetic techniques, morbidity following day-case gynaecological surgery in 170 patients was assessed by means of a questionnaire at the time of leaving hospital. A further questionnaire sought information for the evening of the operation, and the 1st and 2nd days after operation. Ninety-four per cent of patients returned the latter questionnaire. There was a high frequency of morbidity extending into the 2nd day after operation. An anaesthetic technique using Althesin and nitrous oxide in oxygen offered no advantage over a technique with thiopentone and nitrous oxide in oxygen and halothane.


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