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Plethysmographic pulse wave amplitude is an effective indicator for intravascular injection of epinephrine-containing epidural test dose in sevoflurane-anesthetized pediatric patients.

30 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Plethysmographic pulse wave amplitude (PPWA) was effective in detecting intravascular injection of epidural test dose with 100% sensitivity and specificity in adults. We evaluated the efficacy of PPWA in detecting intravascular ... Read more...

The influence of age on the dynamic relationship between end-tidal sevoflurane concentrations and bispectral index.

30 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Age is an important determinant of the pharmacokinetic profile of inhaled anesthetics. The influence of age on the dynamic profile of sevoflurane's effect has not been well described. We performed this study to characterize the ... Read more...

The dynamic relationship between end-tidal sevoflurane concentrations, bispectral index, and cerebral state index in children.

30 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: To guide anesthetic administration with electroencephalogram monitors in children, an adequate characterization of the anesthetic effect measured by these monitors in this population is needed. We sought to quantify and compare the ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Anesthetics, Inhalation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Nitrous oxide and postoperative cardiovascular morbidity. 30 Oct 2008
• Plethysmographic pulse wave amplitude is an effective indicator for intravascular injection of epinephrine-containing epidural test dose in sevoflurane-anesthetized pediatric patients. 30 Oct 2008
• The influence of age on the dynamic relationship between end-tidal sevoflurane concentrations and bispectral index. 30 Oct 2008
• The dynamic relationship between end-tidal sevoflurane concentrations, bispectral index, and cerebral state index in children. 30 Oct 2008
• Postoperative pain and analgesic requirements after anesthesia with sevoflurane, desflurane or propofol. 30 Oct 2008
• Memory and awareness during anaesthesia. 30 Oct 2008
• Induced hypotension in orthognathic surgery: a comparative study of 2 pharmacological protocols. 30 Oct 2008
• Comparison between bispectral index and patient state index as measures of the electroencephalographic effects of sevoflurane. 30 Oct 2008
• Postoperative malignant hyperthermia: an analysis of cases from the North American Malignant Hyperthermia Registry. 30 Oct 2008
• [Persistent intractable hiccup in the perioperative period] 26 Oct 2008
• Folate for high-risk surgical patients. 29 Sep 2008
• The effect of intranasal administration of remifentanil on intubating conditions and airway response after sevoflurane induction of anesthesia in children. 29 Sep 2008
• Pharmacokinetics of levobupivacaine (2.5 mg/kg) after caudal administration in children younger than 3 years. 29 Sep 2008
• The effect of dexmedetomidine on perioperative hemodynamics in patients undergoing craniotomy. 29 Sep 2008
• Planning for early emergence in neurosurgical patients: a randomized prospective trial of low-dose anesthetics. 29 Sep 2008
• Effect of nitrous oxide anesthesia on plasma homocysteine and endothelial function. 29 Sep 2008
• Biologic effects of nitrous oxide: a mechanistic and toxicologic review. 29 Sep 2008
• Effect of inhalation of isoflurane at end-tidal concentrations greater than, equal to, and less than the minimum anesthetic concentration on bispectral index in chickens. 29 Sep 2008
• Ketamine-based total intravenous anesthesia versus isoflurane anesthesia in a swine model of hemorrhagic shock. 29 Sep 2008
• Effect of propofol and sevoflurane on coughing in smokers and non-smokers awakening from general anaesthesia at the end of a cervical spine surgery. 22 Sep 2008

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Technical information about 'Anesthetics, Inhalation'

Definition: Gases or volatile liquids that vary in the rate at which they induce anesthesia; potency; the degree of circulation, respiratory, or neuromuscular depression they produce; and analgesic effects. Inhalation anesthetics have advantages over intravenous agents in that the depth of anesthesia can be changed rapidly by altering the inhaled concentration. Because of their rapid elimination, any postoperative respiratory depression is of relatively short duration. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p173)

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D018685

Alternative terms: Anesthetics, Inhalation; Inhalation Anesthetics; Anesthetic Gases; Gases, Anesthetic;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.696.277.100.035.060; D27.505.954.427.210.100.035.060;

History Note: 95

Technical Notes: see note at ANESTHETICS