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The relationship between anaesthetic uptake and cardiac output.
- Source :
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Anaesthesia [Anaesthesia] 1996 Jan; Vol. 51 (1), pp. 24-8. - Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- The hypothesis that anaesthetic uptake during maintenance of anaesthesia is related to cardiac output was tested on 21 patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Using a computer-controlled closed breathing system, enflurane was administered to maintain an end-expired concentration of 1%. Cardiac output was measured by thermodilution using a pulmonary artery catheter. A clear qualitative but not quantitative relationship was demonstrated. Changes in anaesthetic requirements at a constant end-expired concentration are a better guide to changes in cardiac output than changes in end-expired carbon dioxide with constant ventilation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0003-2409
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Anaesthesia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8669560
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb07648.x