Anaes SAQs · Neuroanaesthesia

The effect of the anaesthetic agents on the brain

Primary physiology — the IV agents reduce the CMRO2, the CBF, and the ICP (the neuroprotection); the volatiles increase the CBF and impair the autoregulation; the opioids have little direct effect; the ketamine myth debunked; the dexmedetomidine preserves the autoregulation.