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(a) Anaesthetics.

A full time Government Anaesthetist is employed and the number of anaesthetics administered by this officer and by other Government Medical Officers is detailed below:--

Table XVI.

Government Anaesthetist Other Medical Officers Total Government Civil Hospital... 300 172 472 Kowloon Hospital 341 970 1,311 Queen Mary Hospital 504 281 785 Victoria Hospital 84 18 102 Total 1,229 1,441 2,670

The various agents used in anaesthetising patients by the Government Anaesthetist are given in the following table:-

Table XVII.

Chloroform 34 Ether-alone or with ethyl chloride 537 Ether-with evipan 87 Evipan 226 Nitrous oxide and oxygen 88 Pentothal sodium 225 Spinal 25 Other methods 7 Total 1,229

Ether remains the most commonly used anaesthetic in major surgery in Hong Kong. Evipan is, however, extensively employed for minor operative procedures and for induction in nervous patients.

The use of spinal anaesthesia has increased greatly and has proved most satisfactory. A six per centum solution of freshly prepared novocaine has given uniformly good results; but the anaesthesia produced can only be relied upon to last for about

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- M 47- (a) Anaesthetics. A full time Government Anaesthetist is employed and the number of anaesthetics administered by this officer and by other Government Medical Officers is detailed below:-- Table XVI. Government Anaesthetist Other Medical Officers Total Government Civil Hospital... 300 172 472 Kowloon Hospital 341 970 1,311 Queen Mary Hospital 504 281 785 Victoria Hospital 84 18 102 Total 1,229 1,441 2,670 The various agents used in anaesthetising patients by the Government Anaesthetist are given in the following table:- Table XVII. Chloroform 34 Ether-alone or with ethyl chloride 537 Ether-with evipan 87 Evipan 226 Nitrous oxide and oxygen 88 Pentothal sodium 225 Spinal 25 Other methods 7 Total 1,229 Ether remains the most commonly used anaesthetic in major surgery in Hong Kong. Evipan is, however, extensively employed for minor operative procedures and for induction in nervous patients. The use of spinal anaesthesia has increased greatly and has proved most satisfactory. A six per centum solution of freshly prepared novocaine has given uniformly good results; but the anaesthesia produced can only be relied upon to last for about

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- M 47- (a) Anaesthetics. A full time Government Anaesthetist is employed and the number of anaesthetics administered by this officer and by other Government Medical Officers is detailed below:-- Table XVI. Government Anaesthetist Other Medical Total Officers Government Civil Hospital... 300 172 472 Kowloon Hospital 341 970 1,311 Queen Mary Hospital 504 281 785 Victoria Hospital 84 18 102 Total 1,229 1,441 2,670 The various agents used in anaesthetising patients by the Government Anaesthetist are given in the following table:- Table XVII. Chloroform 34 Ether-alone or with ethyl chloride 537 Ether-with evipan 87 Evipan Nitrous oxide and oxygen 226 88 Pentothal sodiurn Spinal Other methods Total 7 22:5 25 1,229 Ether remains the most major surgery in Hong Kong. employed for minor operative nervous patients. commonly used aneasthetic in Evipan is, however, extensively procedures and for induction in The use of spinal anaesthesia has increased greatly and has proved most satisfactory. A six per centum solution of freshly prepared novocaine has given uniformly good results; but the anaesthesia produced can only be relied upon to last for about

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- M 47-

(a) Anaesthetics.

A full time Government Anaesthetist is employed and the number of anaesthetics administered by this officer and by other Government Medical Officers is detailed below:--

Table XVI.

Government

Anaesthetist

Other Medical Total

Officers

Government Civil Hospital... 300

172

472

Kowloon Hospital

341

970

1,311

Queen Mary Hospital

504

281

785

Victoria Hospital

102

Total

1,229

1,441

2,670

The various agents used in anaesthetising patients by the Government Anaesthetist are given in the following table:-

Table XVII.

Chloroform

Ether-alone or with ethyl chloride

537

Ether-with evipan

Evipan

Nitrous oxide and oxygen

226

Pentothal sodiurn

Spinal

Other methods

Total

22:5

1,229

Ether remains the most major surgery in Hong Kong. employed for minor operative nervous patients.

commonly used aneasthetic in Evipan is, however, extensively procedures and for induction in

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