To identify an improved rapid inhalation induction (RII) technique by investigating hemodynamics and heart rate variability of induction with midazolam and RII with 7% sevoflurane in comparison with RII alone.
Surgical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, 108-8639 Tokyo, Japan. nishiyam@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp