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British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol 81, Issue 4 606-607, Copyright © 1998 by The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

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Remifentanil prevents an increase in intraocular pressure after succinylcholine and tracheal intubation

R. Alexander, R. Hill, W. J. Lipham, K. J. Weatherwax and H. E. El-Moalem
Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3094, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA

We have studied changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) in 30 patients after succinylcholine (suxamethonium) and tracheal intubation following administration of propofol 2 mg kg-1 and either remifentanil 1 microgram kg-1 (group R) or saline (group S). IOP was measured before induction, before administration of succinylcholine and the study drug, before intubation and for every 1 min after intubation for 5 min. There was a significant decrease in IOP in group R compared with group S from the time of administration of the study drugs to the end of the study (P < 0.006).
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