Effect of sodium thiopentone and midazolam on intraocular pressure, pulse rate and blood pressure--a comparative study.

A programmed study on the effect of sodium thiopentone and midazolam on systemic blood pressure, pulse rate and intraocular pressure was done on sixty patients. A significant increase of all parameters was found after one minute. These values became less increased after three minutes. After five minutes a significant decrease of systolic and diastolic pressure, and intraocular pressure, as well normalization of pulse rate was found for both groups. A comparison between the results of both groups show that the systolic pressure was more significantly increased under the effects of midazolam than thiopentone. In contrast to this, pulse rate and introcular pressure showed similar changes in both groups.