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Glomerular Filtration Rate during Enflurane Anaesthesia
Author(s) -
Jensen B. H.,
Ruhwald H.,
Berthelsen P.,
BröchnerMortensen J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1978.tb01273.x
Subject(s) - enflurane , medicine , renal function , anesthesia , urology , halothane
Pre‐ and peroperative determination of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was performed in 10 patients operated on during enflurane anaesthesia. The mean GFR decreased significantly by 21%. The decrease in GFR is of the same order of magnitude as that reported for most general anaesthetics.