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Influence of Inhalation Anaesthetics on Bronchomotor Tone — Animal Experiments on Vago‐Vagal Reflex Bronchoconstriction
Author(s) -
MorrStrathmann U.,
Morr H.
Publication year - 1979
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.1399-6576.1979.tb05471.x
Subject(s) - medicine , enflurane , bronchoconstriction , halothane , anesthesia , inhalation , cough reflex , reflex , airway resistance , airway , acetylcholine , pharmacology
Animal experiments showed that the inhalation anaesthetic agents enflurane and halothane caused neither a direct increase in bronchial resistance nor an indirectl) mediated increase in the susceptibility of the bronchial system to acetylcholine. There are, therefore, no contraindications to the clinical use of enflurane and halothane in cases of obstructive airway diseases, nor does the use of these agents present an increased risk for these patients.