Background: Induction of anaesthesia with anaesthetic gas might be a potential cause for cerebral impairment in the newborn and young infant. Near infrared spectroscopy - NIRS - is a continuous, ...

Purpose: Product- and patient-specific factors that may influence the selection of an inhaled anesthetic agent are discussed in four case studies. Summary: The cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, ...

Every year, millions of infants and children undergo surgery under general anesthesia in the world. Sevoflurane is a commonly ...

Clinicians can use 8% sevoflurane to safely induce anesthesia in children despite anecdotal reports that the sweet-smelling anesthetic can cause seizurelike, jerking movements, according to a recent ...

OBJECTIVE: To characterize induction and recovery characteristics of 3 commonly used inhalant anesthetics in prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis): isoflurane, sevoflurane, and desflurane. ANIMALS: ...

K.A. is a 45-year-old man withacute pancreatitis who is brought to the operating room from the intensive care unit sedated and intubated for abdominal debridement. K.A. takes no medications and has no ...