Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

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Table 8.10.Other effects of inhaled anaesthetics.
Halothane Isoflurane Enflurane Desflurane Sevoflurane
Cerebral blood flow ↑↑↑ ↑(nil if<1MAC) ↑↑↑
Cerebral O 2
requirement

↓↓↓ ↓↓

EEG burst suppression burst suppression epileptiform activity
(3 Hz spike and wave)

burst suppression burst suppression

Effect on uterus some relaxation some relaxation somerelaxation some relaxation some relaxation
Potentiation of muscle
relaxation

some significant significant significant significant

Analgesia none some some some some

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