A novel intravenous general anesthetic--- emulsified isoflurane: from bench to bedside

doi:10.1007/s11684-012-0229-z

Front Med

2012, Vol. 6

Issue (4) : 381-387 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11684-012-0229-z

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A novel intravenous general anesthetic--- emulsified isoflurane: from bench to bedside

Cheng Zhou, Jin Liu(

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Department of Anesthesiology and Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China

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Abstract

Application of volatile anesthetics greatly alters modern medicine. There are obvious advantages of volatile anesthetics such as strong anesthetic potency, rapid onset and elimination through respiration system. Isoflurane is one of the most widely used volatile anesthetics in clinic. Emulsified isoflurane, the emulsion of isoflurane, is a novel intravenous general anesthetic. With the development of emulsified isoflurane in the past fifteen years, its utility has spread from intravenous general anesthesia to various fields including regional anesthesia, organ protection, as well as anesthetic pharmacological study. In this review, we will summarize literatures of emulsified isoflurane about its history, clinical application and future potential utility in the above mentioned fields.

Keywords emulsified isoflurane (EI) general anesthesia regional anesthesia organ protection anesthetic pharmacological study

Corresponding Author(s): Liu Jin,Email:scujinliu@yahoo.com.cn

Issue Date: 05 December 2012

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Cheng Zhou,Jin Liu. A novel intravenous general anesthetic--- emulsified isoflurane: from bench to bedside[J]. Front Med, 2012, 6(4): 381-387.

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Tab.1 General anesthetic effects of emulsified isoflurane in animal models

Tab.2 Regional anesthetic effects of emulsified isoflurane

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