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Abstract
Inhalational induction of anaesthesia has been long favored by paediatric anaesthesiologists.
Sevolfurane is a new halogenated volatile anaesthetic with the novel characteristics if low blood gas solubility coefficient (0.68) which make it easy to titrate and an odour that is less pungent than other volatile anaesthetics making induction of anaesthesia easy and safe particularly in children.
Propofol is an intravenous anaesthetic agent that achieves a great popularity because of its favorable recovery characteristics and its antiemetic effect.
The LMA is widely used in paediatric anaesthesia practice and can be inserted following induction with either propofol or sevoflurane.
The aim of this work was to compare inhalational anaesthesia via sevoflurane versus total intravenous anaesthesia via propofol as regards induction characteristics and maintenance of anaesthesia in children.
This work was carried out in Menoufiya University Hospital on 40 children of both sexes of preschool age (3-6 years) undergoing elective minor surgery below the umbilicus.
The patients were divided into two equal groups:
1- Propofol group (Group I): induction of anaesthesia was with 50% O2 in N2O and propofol 2mg/kg as a bolus dose and maintenance of anaesthesia was with 40% O2 in N2O and propofol infusion 5mg/kg/h.