A CLINICAL STUDY OF COMPARISON OF COMBINATION OF SEVOFLURANE AND PROPOFOL WITH PROPOFOL ALONE FOR INDUCTION AND INTUBATION

Dr R KONDA REDDY; DR. G. PRATAP RAO; Dr P RAMA KRISHNA

Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

A CLINICAL STUDY OF COMPARISON OF COMBINATION OF SEVOFLURANE AND PROPOFOL WITH PROPOFOL ALONE FOR INDUCTION AND INTUBATION

Dr R Konda Reddy, Dr. G. Pratap Rao, Dr P Rama Krishna

Abstract :

Endotracheal intubation is the most important and crucial step during administration of general anaesthesia. Propofol is a hypnotic agent, obtunds airway reflexes, and allows laryngoscopy and intubation. Sevoflurane is a newer volatile induction agent with low blood–gas solubility and has a pleasant smell, low airway irritability and better haemodynamic characters. The study was done in 60 ASA PS I and II, aged 20–40 yearspatients, were randomly divided into two groups and monitored heart rate (HR), blood pressure(BP), Oxygen saturation (SPO2) and Electrocardiogram (ECG) in both groups. In group B patients (93%) had significantly better and acceptable intubation conditions than group A (73%) with P value of < 0.001.