Preoperative paracetamol infusion reduces sevoflurane consumption during thyroidectomy under general anesthesia with spectral entropy monitoring

Background: Intravenous (IV) paracetamol has a significant opioid-sparing effect. We investigated the effect of paracetamol infusion on sevoflurane consumption during entropy monitored general anesthesia. Methods: Sixty-two ASA I and II patients undergoing thyroidectomy under general anesthesia were...

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Main Authors: Waleed M. Abdelmageed, Waleed M. Al Taher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110184913001359