Intravenous Anaesthesia

Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (tiva) and Partial Intravenous Anaesthesia (piva)

Recent advances in intravenous anaesthesia.

Efforts to develop new hypnotic compounds continue, although several have recently failed in development. Propofol has been reformulated in various presentations with and without preservatives. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic differences exist between some of these preparations, and it is currently unclear whether any have substantial advantages over the original presentation. The use of ta...

Recent advances in intravenous anaesthesia

Efforts to develop new hypnotic compounds continue, although several have recently failed in development. Propofol has been reformulated in various presentations with and without preservatives. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic differences exist between some of these preparations, and it is currently unclear whether any have substantial advantages over the original presentation. The use of ta...

Total intravenous anaesthesia in children

The use of total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) in children has become a popular technique for the induction and maintenance of anaesthesia following the introduction of newer short-acting drugs and more elaborate delivery systems. Advances in microprocessor technology and increased complexity of pharmacokinetic modelling have further refined TIVA to target controlled infusions (TCI). TCI deliv...

Inhalational or total intravenous anaesthesia: is total intravenous anaesthesia useful and are there economic benefits?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The comparison of inhalational and intravenous anaesthesia has been the subject of many controlled trials and meta-analyses. These reported diverse endpoints typically including measures of the speed and quality of induction of anaesthesia, haemodynamic changes, operating conditions, various measures of awakening, postoperative nausea and vomiting and discharge from the recove...