Volatile anesthetics and the hypoxic ventilatory response: effects, clinical implications, and future research

This review discusses the implications of some early findings concerning the effect of volatile anesthetic agents on the human ventilatory response to hypoxia. The impact of different methods of study are discussed, as is the relevance and limitations of animal studies. The review speculates that a...

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Main Author: Pandit, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007