a barbiturate drug used in medicine as an intravenous general anaesthetic. Formula: C11H17NaN2O2S
Also called: Sodium Pentothal. See also truth drug
Examples of 'thiopentone' in a sentence
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Anaesthesia was induced with thiopentone and maintained with halothane.
K.E. Joubert 2004, 'Does the A-line ARX-Index provide a reasonable assessment of anaesthetic depth indogs undergoing routine surgery?', Journal of the South African Veterinary Associationhttps://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/464. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Intravenous anesthetics were started including propofol, midazolam, ketamine, and thiopentone.
Mujahid Al-Busaidi, Jyoti Burad, Asma Al-Belushi, Arun Gujjar 2017, 'Super Refractory Status Epilepticus in Hashimoto's Encephalopathy', Oman Medical Journalhttp://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=1960. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Metabolic function of the liver was evaluated by thiopentone-induced sleeping time.
Dhananjay Wakchaure, Dilpesh Jain, Abhay Kumar Singhai, Rahul Somani 2011, 'Hepatoprotective activity of Symplocos racemosa bark on carbon tetrachloride-inducedhepatic damage in rats', Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicinehttp://www.jaim.in/article.asp?issn=0975-9476;year=2011;volume=2;issue=3;spage=137;epage=143;aulast=Wakchaure. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Induction dose of thiopentone sodium and total pentazocine dose were recorded.
Suchit Khanduja, Anil Ohri, Manoj Panwar 2014, 'Dexmedetomidine decreases requirement of thiopentone sodium and pentazocine followedwith improved recovery in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy', Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacologyhttp://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2014;volume=30;issue=2;spage=208;epage=212;aulast=Khanduja. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Anaesthesia was induced with either thiopentone or propofol.
K.E. Joubert, N. Keller, C.J. Du Plessis 2004, 'A retrospective case series of computer-controlled total intravenous anaesthesia indogs presented for neurosurgery', Journal of the South African Veterinary Associationhttps://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/458. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Anaesthesia was induced by thiopentone sodium and maintained by oxygen and nitrous oxide.
Dasgupta D, Gupta K, Vispute A, Karandikar S 1990, 'Comparative clinical evaluation of chandonium iodide and pancuronium bromide as musclerelaxant.', Journal of Postgraduate Medicinehttp://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=1990;volume=36;issue=2;spage=95;epage=9;aulast=Dasgupta. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Therefore, a combination of propofol, thiopentone, and ketamine may be a better alternative.
Hemani Ahuja, Valsamma Abraham, John Abraham, Dootika Liddle 2015, 'Ideal anesthetic agents for day-care gynecological procedures: A clinical trial comparingthiopentone with ketamine as adjuncts to propofol', Advanced Biomedical Researchhttp://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=81;epage=81;aulast=Ahuja. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)