An evaluation of enflurane combined with nitrous oxide as an amnesic agent for outpatient oral surgery.
Nitrous oxide has been added to a technique for anesthesia, allowing the concentration of enflurane to be reduced by a third while retaining the amnesic properties, stable physiologic parameters, rapid recovery, and excellent acceptance by the patient.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004737:Enflurane / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects*; D008738:Methyl Ethers / Q000009:adverse effects; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction
D008738:Methyl Ethers; D004737:Enflurane; D009609:Nitrous Oxide