inhalation anaesthetic

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inhalation anaesthetic - a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled

inhalation anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic

chloroform, trichloromethane - a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic"

cyclopropane - a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic

diethyl ether, divinyl ether, ethoxyethane, ethyl ether, vinyl ether, ether - a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic

general anaesthetic, general anesthetic - an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness

halothane - a nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia; used along with analgesics and muscle relaxants for many types of surgical procedures

isoflurane - a widely used inhalation anesthetic

laughing gas, nitrous oxide - inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery

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In patients undergoing GA, end-tidal inhalation anaesthetic concentrations are measured to aid in monitoring anaesthetic depth and preventing awareness.

Anaesthesia in South Africa

Sevoflurane is able to do so and that is why this inhalation anaesthetic was the drug of choice in our case.

Anaesthetic management of a 5 month old premature infant with respiratory stridor for PDA closure

Firstly the enormous present cost to develop new drugs can only be justified if they are better than existing drugs Secondly, if isoflurane is indexed close to the ideal inhalation anaesthetic, there is little point in developing another which will give only marginal improvement.

Isoflurane

We elected to given him a general inhalation anaesthetic, managing his airway with a classical size 4 LMA.

Bougie assisted insertion of ProSeal LMA

Inhalation anaesthetics are one of the subgroups of these substances which have been widely used in medical field.