Annales de l'anesthésiologie française
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In 35 orthopaedic surgery patients (33 adults and 2 children), anaesthesia was obtained using an association of etomidate and fentanyl. Induction was obtained by injection from a syringe of a mixture of etomidate and fentanyl in an average dose of 21 mg for etomidate and 0,08 mg for fentanyl. ⋯ The mixture used for both induction and maintenance contained 1.3 mg of etomidate and 5 mg of fentanyl per ml. The results, value, indications and contraindications of this technique are described.
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Biography Historical Article
[Humphrey Davy: the young ancestor (1778-1829)].
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It is impossible not to note the small number of epidural anaesthetics given for obstetrics in France. The rarity of centres where it is offered by a team of specially trained anaesthetists and obstetricians contrasts with the increase in demand from the patients themselves. ⋯ Similar changes are necessary in hospital organisation, in such a way that the place of the anaesthetist in the maternity unit is recognised officially, this recognition being strengthened by routine out-patient consultation with all patients during their pregnancy. The economic aspect of a possible increase in the number of epidural anaesthetics carried out in France and in the number of anaesthetists performing the procedure is envisaged in terms of salaries in the public hospital system, costing of the procedure by the Social Security and the true cost of epidural anaesthesia.