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TABLE 80 Reason given <strong>for</strong> preference <strong>for</strong> induction method in the adult study<br />
“I don’t like the smell of the gas, reminds me of the<br />
dentist” [agyfa850].<br />
Patients who preferred the mask in future said they<br />
thought the injection was painful:<br />
“... because the injection was painful and I was very<br />
surprised” [agyfa504]<br />
or they clearly felt the mask was better <strong>for</strong> them:<br />
“... because I have control. I was a little dubious<br />
be<strong>for</strong>e but I was amazed how good it was”<br />
[agyfa1126].<br />
© Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2002. All rights reserved.<br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Technology</strong> Assessment 2002; Vol. 6: No. 30<br />
View on No. of patients<br />
anaesthetic<br />
Propofol/propofol Propofol/isoflurane Propofol/sevoflurane Sevoflurane/sevoflurane<br />
(n = 228) (n = 232) (n = 234) (n = 213)<br />
Preference <strong>for</strong> medicine A (injection)<br />
Mask is distressing/<br />
frightening<br />
70 (31%) 74 (32%) 89 (38%) 25 (12%)<br />
Bad previous experience<br />
of the mask (e.g. at<br />
the dentist)<br />
13 (6%) 26 (11%) 16 (7%) 2 (1%)<br />
The injection works<br />
quicker<br />
15 (7%) 15 (6%) 17 (7%) 7 (3%)<br />
Did not experience<br />
the pain described<br />
13 (6%) 21 (9%) 13 (6%) 3 (1%)<br />
The injection is fine 17 (7%) 15 (6%) 15 (6%) 5 (2%)<br />
No experience of<br />
the mask<br />
22 (10%) 17 (7%) 17 (7%) 0 (0%)<br />
The gas makes me sick 2 (1%) 7 (3%) 1 (0.5%) 10 (5%)<br />
Do not like the<br />
smell/taste of the gas<br />
4 (2%) 7 (3%) 5 (2%) 10 (5%)<br />
Less drowsy with<br />
the injection<br />
2 (1%) 3 (1%) 4 (2%) 0 (0%)<br />
Feel safer/more asleep<br />
with the injection<br />
2 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.5%) 2 (1%)<br />
Preference <strong>for</strong> medicine B (mask)<br />
Injection is painful 29 (13%) 33 (14%) 27 (12%) 67 (31%)<br />
The mask sounds<br />
better as described<br />
6 (3%) 5 (2%) 8 (3%) 49 (23%)<br />
Less drowsy with<br />
the mask<br />
4 (2%) 0 (0%) 2 (1%) 6 (3%)<br />
The mask works quicker 3 (1%) 1 (0.5%) 0 (0%) 6 (3%)<br />
The mask smells sweet 0 (0%) 1 (0.5%) 0 (0%) 3 (1%)<br />
Never had the injection 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (1%)<br />
Injection is distressing/<br />
frightening<br />
2 (1%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)<br />
Liked the mask at<br />
the dentist<br />
0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.5%) 0 (0%)<br />
Patients’ strength of preference <strong>for</strong> induction<br />
of anaesthesia with an injection or a mask was<br />
quantified using willingness to pay (see chapter 6).<br />
The respondents were asked to explain why they<br />
stated the value they did and the majority seemed<br />
to understand the concept of willingness to pay.<br />
However, some respondents (12% propofol/<br />
propofol, 7% propofol/isoflurane, 10% propofol/<br />
sevoflurane, 11% sevoflurane/ sevoflurane) did<br />
not understand the question and only used the<br />
available values on the VAS:<br />
“I treated the scale like it was out of 10” [agyfs083,<br />
willingness to pay £150].<br />
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