We have used eltanolone to induce anaesthesia and by intermittent injection to supplement nitrous oxide during maintenance in 50 patients undergoing minor gynaecological surgery; opioids were not used. Induction of anaesthesia was remarkably trouble free and achieved with a single dose of 0.5 mg.kg-1 in 90% of patients. Pain on injection was not a feature. Satisfactory anaesthesia was achieved in 84% of patients; eight required addition of isoflurane. There were minimal cardiovascular changes and apnoea on induction occurred in only one patient. Recovery times were acceptable.
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