title: Inhalation anesthesia. What to learn from modelisation?
abstract: Models describing pharmacokinetics of inhalational anesthetic agents have been developed, usually on Mapleson's description of the body as a collection of tissues characterised by their volume, local blood flow and anesthetic solubility. Such models are very useful to understand the use of inhalation agents and circle circuit, to compare consumption of different agents in different anesthetic practices, and to prepare the anesthetist to administer new products safely.
authors.affiliation: Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deriaz
mesh_terms: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation