Purpose: Results of published, randomized controlled trials comparing sevoflurane and desflurane were pooled to measure differences in times until patients obeyed commands, were extubated ...

One main class of these drugs, which includes propofol and the ether-derivative sevoflurane, work primarily by increasing the activity of inhibitory GABAA receptors, while a second class that includes ...

The blood:gas partition coefficients for inhaled anesthetics vary from a low of about 0.45 for nitrous oxide and desflurane and 0.65 for sevoflurane to 1.4 for isoflurane and 2.4 for halothane ...

Drugs include propofol, sevoflurane, and lidocaine; the type of anesthesia depends upon the drugs. In the US, with advanced medical technologies, there is emphasis given to the safety, efficacy ...