title: Post-conditioning: promising answers and more questions.
abstract: Volatile anesthetic agents have been used for decades in the peri-operative setting. Data from the past 15 years have shown that pre-injury administration of volatile anesthetic can decrease the impact of ischemia-reperfusion injury on the heart, brain, and kidney. Recent data demonstrated that volatile agents administered shortly after injury can decrease the ischemia-reperfusion injury. Several questions need to be answered to optimize this therapeutic target, but this is a promising era of secondary injury mitigation.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bracco
mesh_terms: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008738:Methyl Ethers / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D015742:Propofol