Keine Hemmung der intestinalen Motilität nach Ketamin-/Midazolamnarkose: ein Vergleich zur Narkose mit Enfluran und Fentanyl/Midazolam

Postoperative intestinal atonia is a complication which is likely to occur in patients predisposed for constipation and in patients after intra-abdominal operations. The postoperative delay of bowel movement, however, is often also related to the type of anaesthesia being used. In order to evaluate the magnitude of an anaesthetic-induced postoperative delay of bowel movement, two types of intravenous-based anaesthesia using fentanyl/midazolam (1 mg/ 25 mg; dosage 0.1 ml/kg/h), and ketamine/midazolam (250 m /25 mg; dosage 0. 1 ml/kg/h) respectively were compared with a volatile anaesthetic technique (enflurane; mean concentration 1.5 vol%)