South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
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Twenty-three patients undergoing a wide variety of neurosurgical procedures were anaesthetised using fentanyl and propofol (Diprivan; Stuart Pharmaceuticals) for induction and a continuous infusion of propofol with 50% nitrous oxide for maintenance of anaesthesia. All patients were premedicated with midazolam, and hypotensive anaesthesia was employed using labetalol. ⋯ The quality of anaesthesia and surgical conditions were good. A rapid, smooth recovery was obtained in 22 patients.