A total of 47 patients having microsurgery of the middle-ear under general anaesthesia received an infusion of glyceryl trinitrate to produce controlled hypotension. The operating field was evaluated by the surgeon by means of a simple scoring system. Using this technique satisfactory conditions were achieved in all patients without complications.
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