To a day care surgical hospital (III). Influence of two anesthetic techniques on some appraisal criteria of the Newman test.

Fourty four young male patients, anesthetised to undergo common peripheral surgery, performed the Newman test during pre-anesthetic consultation, then again 2 h. 30 and 3 h. 30 after induction of anesthesia and, if possible, 3 days later. Five different criteria of analysis were selected to rate the drawing. These criteria were compared either on an individual basis or altogether with the Student "t" test. The anesthetic and surgical modes were comparable, except for the anesthetic drug used, either a combination of fentanyl-Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) for 22 patients or a combination of fentanyl-diazepam for the remaining 22. There was no significant difference between any of the criteria used except for the time duration to perform the test which was less in the GHB group 2 h. 30 min. after induction. This result supports a comparative study of the Newman test after other anesthetic inductions.