Key result
Enflurane and isoflurane fail to reduce inadequate anesthesia versus halothane, but enflurane speeds recovery.
Why the study?
The comparative effects of trichloroethylene combined with different volatile agents using the Triservice apparatus in limb surgery anaesthesia were not established.
Does the choice of volatile agent (halothane, enflurane, or isoflurane) affect the incidence of inadequate anaesthesia or recovery time in male patients undergoing limb surgery with the Triservice apparatus?
RCT (n=60)
Randomly allocated
Does the choice of volatile agent (halothane, enflurane, or isoflurane) affect the incidence of inadequate anaesthesia or recovery time in male patients undergoing limb surgery with the Triservice apparatus?
Enflurane provides a significantly shorter recovery time compared to halothane or isoflurane when used with trichloroethylene in the Triservice apparatus.
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Enflurane may shorten recovery without raising inadequate anaesthesia risk in limb surgery; extends RCT data on volatile agents with the Triservice apparatus.
Mary Jo Kocan (1987) conducted an RCT in Limb surgery (n=60). Enflurane or isoflurane (with trichloroethylene) vs. Halothane (with trichloroethylene) was evaluated on Signs of inadequate anaesthesia. In male patients undergoing limb surgery, there was no significant difference in signs of inadequate anaesthesia among halothane, enflurane, and isoflurane, but recovery was shorter with enflurane.
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