Formation of acetaldehyde from diethyl ether in man.
Diethyl ether anaesthesia caused detectable blood acetaldehyde levels in 15 patients. The average acetaldehyde concentration was 21 micro M which approximates the level found after intake of ethanol. No acetaldehyde could be found in patients anaesthetised without ether.
D000079:Acetaldehyde / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D004986:Ether / Q000378:metabolism*; D005019:Ethyl Ethers / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D005019:Ethyl Ethers; D004986:Ether; D000079:Acetaldehyde