Total intravenous anaesthesia for laparoscopy

Summary Two techniques of total intravenous anaesthesia for laparoscopy were compared in 80 patients. Group 1 received alfentanil, propofol and vecuronium, and Group 2 alfentanil, midazolam, ketamine and vecuronium. Haemodynamic stability after induction and the pressor response to tracheal intubation were signcantly different. There was no significant difference in recovery times between the two groups and little difference in other postoperative sequelae.