Intravenous Anaesthesia

History; the intravenous route; intravenous anaesthetics; pharmokinetics of intravenous anaesthetics; barbiturates - chemistry, pharmokinetics, mode of action and pharmodynamics; ketamine; etomidate; propofol; the benzodiazepines; the opoids in intravenous anaesthesia; hypersensitivity; clinical aspects; prevention and treatment of brain ischaemia; infusion anaesthesia; drugs of historical interest; intravenous regional analgesia. Appendices: synthesis of barbiturates; metabolism of the barbiturates; measurement of thiopentone in biological materials; measurement of benzodiazepines in biological fluids; barbiturates and porphyia.