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A prospective, randomised, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effect of nitrous oxide on propofol requirement in elective craniotomy in which entropy was used to measure depth of anaesthesia

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 22 , issue 1 : Entrepreneurship and Africa’s Cultural Context , 2024 , pages: 25–29

DOI: 10.1080/22201181.2015.1122708

Author(s): P Nanda Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India, P Prakash Department of Neuroanaesthesia, India, KJ Choudhury Department of Neuroanaesthesia, India, VP Singh Department of Neurosurgery, India, S Prakash Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India,

Keywords: anaesthesia depth, entropy, intracranial surgery, nitrous oxide, propofol,

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Background: Propofol is known to have a favourable effect on cerebral haemodynamics. The role of nitrous oxide (N₂O) in neurosurgical anaesthesia is still being debated. The primary aim of this study was to assess the dose-sparing effect of N₂O on propofol infusion maintenance dosing.

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