Anaesthesia for Barotherapy
An evaluation was made of various anesthetic techniques and agents employed in the newly developed high-pressure oxygen radiotherapeutic method. Results are reported for 334 courses of anesthesia given to patients prior to treatment with megavoltage x rays under high oxygen pressure. Reasons for anesthesia during barotherapy are discussed. The optimal anesthetic technique combines heavy premedication with pentobarbitone. Promethazine (25 mg) is given orally 4 hr before treatment. Two hours before treatment papaveretum and scopolamine are given hypodermically. On arrival in the treatment suite, patients are given pentobarbitone (Nembutal) intravenously. Since light hypnosis with barbiturates increases reflex response to pain, pethidine was given intravenously in doses of 50 to 150 mg. Four % cocaine in adrenaline (1: 100,000 solution) is then applied to the nostrils, and the trachea and larynx sprayed with 4% lignocaine. In 334 anesthetic courses there were no deaths and minimal complications. Epileptiform convulsions occurred during three compressions. (BRB)
- Research Organization:
- Peter MacCallum Clinic, Melbourne
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-18-011915
- OSTI ID:
- 4120265
- Journal Information:
- Australasian Radiology, Vol. 6, Issue 2; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64; ISSN 0004-8461
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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