Anaes Vivas · Volatile & inhalational agents
Partition coefficients and the mechanism of anaesthesia
Viva on the relationship between partition coefficients, potency and the mechanism of anaesthesia.
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A data table listing the MAC, oil-gas partition coefficient and blood-gas partition coefficient for halothane, isoflurane, sevoflurane, desflurane, nitrous oxide and xenon.
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A data table listing the MAC, oil-gas partition coefficient and blood-gas partition coefficient for halothane, isoflurane, sevoflurane, desflurane, nitrous oxide and xenon.
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- [4]Watanabe R, et al. A potential mechanism and strategy for accelerating recovery of neurocognitive function after general anesthesia. Br J Pharmacol, 2026.PMID 41918371