Intravenous

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Routes for general anaesthesia

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Intravenous agents are used for the induction and less often the maintenance of anaesthesia. Examples include propofol and thiopentone sodium and more rarely, methohexitone sodium and ketamine.

They are all potent drugs producting anaesthesia in one arm-brain circulation time.

sedation in regional or local anaesthesia

for ambulatory surgery - more rapid recovery

where conventional anaethetics difficult:

field anaesthesia when lacking equipment for volatile anaesthesia

airway surgery or instrumentation when impossible to give a volatile agent

prevention of patient awareness during cardiopulmonary bypass

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