Ventilatory effects of isoflurane: a comparison with halothane in a draw-over system.
Halothane and isoflurane were studied using a draw-over anaesthetic system in two groups each of 25 patients to compare the ventilatory effects of the two agents in field anaesthesia. Respiratory variables were measured and it was confirmed that isoflurane is a more potent respiratory depressant than halothane, but satisfactory anaesthesia for short procedures was possible.
Yoganathan
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Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot, Hants.
Houghton
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IT
Graveston
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NH
Thornton
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JA
D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D006221:Halothane / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007530:Isoflurane / Q000009:adverse effects; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects*; D006113:United Kingdom
D007530:Isoflurane; D006221:Halothane