COMPARISON OF INFUSIONS OF PROPOFOL AND METHOHEXITONE TO PROVIDE LIGHT GENERAL ANAESTHESIA DURING SURGERY WITH REGIONAL BLOCKADE

Abstract

General anaesthesia was induced with, and maintained by, an infusion of either propofol or methohexitone, in patients undergoing surgery with the aid of regional blockade. Both agents provided satisfactory and controllable anaesthesia. Complications were few with a similar incidence for the two drugs. Recovery from anaesthesia was significantly faster following propofol.