Two groups of 20 patients undergoing day case vaginal termination of pregnancy received either methohexitone and alfentanil 7.5 micrograms/kg or methohexitone and fentanyl 1.5 micrograms/kg. Their recovery times and memory function at 1 and 2 hours after surgery were compared. No difference in the recovery of the 2 groups was noted but at 2 hours after operation the alfentanil group showed impairment of memory for new facts compared with pre-operative memory function testing. This was not evident in the fentanyl group. Apart from this finding alfentanil was adjudged to be a suitable agent for day case anaesthesia.

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