Strong, short-acting barbiturate used as anesthesia for very short surgical procedures and as an induction to another anesthetic agent. It depresses respiration and heart activity and may be habit-forming.
A short-acting barbiturate. It is given by intravenous injection to produce general anesthesia or as a premedication prior to surgery. Possible complications of thiopental anesthesia include respiratory depression, laryngeal spasm, and thrombophlebitis. The drug is not used when respiratory obstruction is present.
Thiopental, a barbiturate medication, is extensively employed as a general anesthetic. It is administered through intravenous injection.