BY INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION, SHORT PROCEDURES, INITIALLY 6.5-13 MG/KG, ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO RESPONSE (10 MG/KG USUALLY PRODUCES 12-25 MINUTES OF SURGICAL ANAESTHESIA)
DIAGNOSTIC MANOEUVRES AND PROCEDURES NOT INVOLVING INTENSE PAIN, INITIALLY 4 MG/KG
BY INTRAVENOUS INJECTION OVER AT LEAST 60 SECONDS, SHORT PROCEDURES, INITIALLY 1-4.5 MG/KG, ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO RESPONSE (2 MG/KG USUALLY PRODUCES 5-10 MINUTES OF SURGICAL ANAESTHESIA)
BY INTRAVENOUS INFUSION OF A SOLUTION CONTAINING 1 MG/ML, LONGER PROCEDURES, INDUCTION, TOTAL DOSE OF 0.5-2 MG/KG; MAINTENANCE, 10-45 MICROGRAMS/KG/MINUTE, RATE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO RESPONSE