title: Advantages and guidelines for using nitrous oxide.
abstract: Nitrous oxide is useful as an adjunct to methoxyflurane anesthesia and prolonged halothane anesthesia. Nitrous oxide is also useful in the debilitated patient in which the potent volatile anesthetics induce excessive cardiovascular depression. Finally nitrous oxide is useful for smoothing an inadequate anesthetic plane induced by the potent volatile anesthetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bednarski
mesh_terms: D000759:Adjuvants, Anesthesia; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D009609:Nitrous Oxide
chemical_list: D000759:Adjuvants, Anesthesia; D009609:Nitrous Oxide