Effect of a Second Dose of Thiopentone on Haemodynamic Response to Laryngoscopy and Intubation

Objectives This observational study was designed to assess the effect of a second dose of _______________________________ Corresponding author Sitt El-Nissa Said Ahmed Consultant of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan Email: sittelnissa@googlemail.com thiopentone on the haemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and intubation. The study was conducted in Soba University and Khartoum Teaching Hospital, in the period from January to May 2006. One hundred patients were selected and divided into two groups (group 1 and group 2) with 50 patients each. Group 1 was given 4mg/kg of thiopentone initially, to induce anaesthesia, and another 4mg/kg of the same drug, following the administration of 1mg/kg of suxamethonium to facilitate endotracheal