COMPARISON OF PROPOFOL AND A PROPOFOL-METHOHEXITONE MIXTURE FOR INDUCTION OF DAY-CASE ANESTHESIA

We studied 99 patients undergoing day-case urological surgery, allocat ed randomly to receive a sleep dose of either 1% propofol or a mixture of equal volumes of 1% propofol and 0.5% methohexitone, and thereafte r a standardized anaesthetic. With the exception of minor differences in intraoperative heart rate there were no significant differences bet ween the two groups in induction properties and complications, intraop erative variables, rate of recovery or postoperative sequelae.