PROPOFOL VS ISOFLURANE FOR GYNECOLOGICAL LAPAROSCOPY

Propofol (n = 15) and isonurane (n = 15), both administered by clinica l and haemodynamic criteria, proved to be equally feasible as sole mai ntenance anaesthetics (combined with 0.5 mg alfentanil and suxamethoni um) for gynaecologic laparoscopies. Two min postextubation, the number of patients awake and responsive to commands was higher in the group given propofol. Later recovery till 2 h postanaesthesia was similar fo r the groups, except that the propofol patients more frequently requir ed oxycodone for pain relief, and that three of them (NS) were bradyca rdic. Emesis was rare in both groups. The rapid recovery without emesi s qualifies these two anaesthetics for gynaecologic laparoscopies.