Open AccessA randomized prospective study of desflurane versus isoflurane in minimal flow anesthesia using "equilibration time" as the change-over point to minimal flow
Author(s) -
Tanuja Mallik,
Sanjeev Aneja,
Rajesh Tope,
V Muralidhar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.101916
Subject(s) - isoflurane , desflurane , anesthesia , anesthetic , medicine , fresh gas flow , volatile anesthetic , anesthetic agent , sevoflurane
In the administration of minimal flow anesthesia, traditionally a fixed time period of high flow has been used before changing over to minimal flow. However, newer studies have used "equilibration time" of a volatile anesthetic agent as the change-over point.