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General kinetic and dynamic principles and their application to continuous infusion anaesthesia
Author(s) -
SEAR J. W.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1983.tb15172.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacokinetics , anesthesia , continuous infusion , intensive care medicine , general anaesthesia , intravenous infusions , general anaesthetic , pharmacology
Summary The use of intravenous anaesthetic agents by continuous infusion requires knowledge of their pharmacokinetic properties. In this article, the general pharmacokinetic principles behind the use of infusions of intravenous agents are presented and the literature with regard to the individual drugs used in this way is reviewed.