Pharmacology of Inhalational and Intravenous Anesthetic Agents

摘要: Varying depths of sedation through general anesthesia may be required in critically ill patients during surgical interventions, non-invasive procedures such as magnetic resonance imaging, or invasive central line placement. During procedures, a variety agents chosen to provide the conditions for procedure including amnesia, analgesia, muscle relaxation and control sympathetic nervous system. The used induction maintenance broadly classified into either inhalational (volatile) intravenous agents. In addition their use operating room provision anesthesia, both volatile outside sedative properties even occasionally therapeutic effects. Examples include propofol pentobarbital intracranial pressure (ICP) with traumatic brain injury, administration isoflurane treatment status asthmaticus. following chapter reviews history, pharmacology, end-organ effects anesthetic