Effects of alfentanil on the pressor and catecholamine responses to tracheal intubation

dc.contributor.author	Smith, G
dc.contributor.author	Achola, KJ
dc.contributor.author	Fell, D
dc.contributor.author	Crawford, DC
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-12T07:47:54Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-12T07:47:54Z
dc.date.issued	1987-06
dc.identifier.citation	Br J Anaesth. 1987 Jun;59(6):707-12.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3111508
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/32020
dc.description.abstract	The effects of alfentanil (given during induction of anaesthesia) on the haemodynamic and catecholamine responses to tracheal intubation were studied in 44 adult patients who received alfentanil 10 micrograms kg-1 or 40 micrograms kg-1, or saline placebo. Alfentanil 10 micrograms kg-1 and 40 micrograms kg-1 prevented any increase in heart rate and arterial pressure after tracheal intubation. Alfentanil 40 micrograms kg-1 produced profound hypotension and bradycardia. The use of alfentanil in both doses was associated with a decrease in plasma adrenaline concentrations after tracheal intubation.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University of Nairobi,	en
dc.title	Effects of alfentanil on the pressor and catecholamine responses to tracheal intubation	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	School of Medicine, University of Nairobi	en