General Anesthesia Related Pharmacology
Characteristics of the Ideal Inhaled Anesthetic Agent
- Non-toxic, non-allergenic, non-irritant.
- Stable in storage, non-flammable & no extra specialist equipment required.
- Low solubility in blood and tissues.
- Resistance to physical and metabolic degradation.
- Analgesic.
- CVS stable.
- No respiratory depression.
- Environmentally inert.
- No reaction to soda lime/ breathing circuit.
- Not a malignant hyperthermia (MH) trigger.
