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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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