Temperature dependence of the potency of volatile general anesthetics: Implications for in vitro experiments

Anesthesiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 716-720

  Franks, N P ^a,b   Lieb, W R ^b  

^a Department of Biophysics ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anesthetic potency; Minimum alveolar concentration; Temperature: hypothermia; Volatile anesthetics: desflurane; enflurane; halothane; isoflurane; sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; ENFLURANE; HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; SEVOFLURANE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; DOGS; HUMANS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029876881     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199603000-00027     Document Type: Article

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