Isoflurane: 2nd European Symposium on Modern Anaesthetic Agents (Münster, December 12–14, 1985)

Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Newer Anaesthesiological Techniques and Drugs: Progress or Fallacy?....Pages 1-8
How Do Volatile Agents Produce Anesthesia?....Pages 9-17
Pharmacokinetics of Volatile Agents — Isoflurane....Pages 18-23
Pharmacokinetic Profile of Isoflurane in Children....Pages 24-28
Metabolism of Isoflurane....Pages 29-31
Toxicity of Repeat Isoflurane? A Preliminary Report....Pages 32-36
Isoflurane and Renal Function....Pages 37-38
Isoflurane During Prolonged Anaesthesia with Special Reference to Liver Function....Pages 39-44
Effects of Isoflurane on Liver Function....Pages 45-51
Isoflurane in Prolonged and Repeated Anaesthesia....Pages 52-55
Interactions of Volatile Anesthetics and Other Drugs Used in Clinical Practice....Pages 56-66
Isoflurane and Calcium Channel Blockers....Pages 67-73
Isoflurane and Beta-Adrenergic Antagonists....Pages 74-75
Isoflurane and Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs....Pages 76-82
Influence of Isoflurane on Muscle Relaxation with Vecuronium in Clinical Anesthesia....Pages 83-86
Isoflurane in Neurosurgical Patients: Are There Advantages?....Pages 87-94
Changes in Regional (Local) Cerebral Blood Flow During Isoflurane-induced Hypotension....Pages 95-99
Cerebrovascular and Metabolic Effects of Isoflurane and Halothane: A Preliminary Report....Pages 100-101
Isoflurane for Carotid Endarterectomy....Pages 102-105
Cerebral Blood Flow with 1% Isoflurane....Pages 106-110
Experience with Isoflurane Anesthesia in Neurosurgery....Pages 111-117
Influences of Isoflurane on the Electroencephalogram....Pages 118-127
The Use of Isoflurane to Induce Deliberate Hypotension....Pages 128-132
Effect of Volatile Agents on Myocardial Function and Coronary Blood Flow: Normal and Compromised Myocardium....Pages 133-137
Influence of Isoflurane on Coronary Blood Flow in the Ischemic Myocardium....Pages 138-144
Blood Flow in Organs During Isoflurane Anesthesia....Pages 145-153
Evaluation of the Potential of Isoflurane vs Dipyridamole to Aggravate Myocardial Ischemia by Causing Coronary Vasodilatation....Pages 154-168
Isoflurane: Effects on Ejection Fraction and on Coronary Bypass Flow....Pages 169-178
Circulatory Effects of Enflurane and Isoflurane During Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass....Pages 179-185
Hemodynamic Effects and Role of Isoflurane in Open Heart Surgery....Pages 186-197
Cardiodynamic Changes Under Isoflurane with or Without Nifedipine Pretreatment....Pages 198-205
Hemodynamic Monitoring in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Aortic Aneurismectomy During Anesthesia with Isoflurane, Halothane, or Enflurane....Pages 206-209
Isoflurane vs Enflurane — Effects on Cardiac Performance and Oxygen Transport During Aortic Reconstructive Surgery....Pages 210-213
Isoflurane in Patients with Ischaemic Heart Disease....Pages 214-220
Isoflurane and Myocardial Ischemia....Pages 221-229
Use of Isoflurane in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: Are There Benefits?....Pages 230-234
Panel Discussion: Isoflurane in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease....Pages 235-245
Isoflurane in Patients with Pheochromocytoma — A Multicenter Study....Pages 246-256
Plasma Levels of Stress Hormones Under Isoflurane Anaesthesia in Comparison to Other Anaesthetic Techniques....Pages 257-266
Isoflurane in Obstetric Anesthesia....Pages 267-273
Clinical Investigation into the Use of Isoflurane in Caesarean Section....Pages 274-278
Isoflurane in Paediatric Anaesthesia....Pages 279-285
Isoflurane in Paediatric Anesthesia....Pages 286-288
Induction and Recovery of Isoflurane and Halothane Anaesthesia in Infants....Pages 289-293
Clinical Experience with Isoflurane Anaesthesia in 1200 Patients Undergoing Paediatric Surgery....Pages 294-297
Influence of Isoflurane, Enflurane and Halothane on Serum Myoglobin Concentration After Succinylcholine Administration — A Comparison in Children....Pages 298-303
Isoflurane and Malignant Hyperthermia....Pages 304-310
Isoflurane for Patients with Respiratory Diseases....Pages 311-316
Effect of Isoflurane and Halothane on the Endocrine System....Pages 317-322
Value of Low-Flow Systems for Isoflurane Anaesthesia....Pages 323-324
Minimal Flow Anaesthesia with Isoflurane....Pages 325-331
Inhalation Anesthesia: Today and Tomorrow....Pages 332-340