Pharmacokinetics of desflurane elimination from respiratory gas and blood during the 20 minutes after cardiac surgery
Desflurane, with a low blood–gas partition coefficient, is an ideal anesthetic to achieve rapid offset and recovery from general anesthesia. Investigation of desflurane elimination from blood and respiratory gas should provide useful information with respect to a patient's recovery from anesthe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-04-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664612001374 |