Isoflurane for removal of chest drains after cardiac surgery.
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Abstract
Thirty-five patients who had undergone uncomplicated cardiac surgery were randomly allocated to receive either Entonox or isoflurane 0.25% in Entonox as inhalational analgesia for the removal of their two chest drains. The gases were presented premixed in high-pressure cylinders and were self-administered by means of a demand valve. The removal of the second drain was more painful than the first but that pain was better controlled by isoflurane 0.25% in Entonox than by Entonox alone.
Medical subject headings
- Analgesia, Patient-Controlled
- Anesthetics, Inhalation
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Chest Tubes
- Isoflurane