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The Pharmacology of Inhaled Anesthetics. E. I. Eger, J. B. Eisenkraft, R. B. Weiskopf; Baxter Healthcare Corporation; 215 x 280 mm; pp. 327.
The use of inhaled anaesthetics remains a core element of the practice of most anaesthetists and a detailed understanding of their pharmacology by the specialist anaesthetist is assumed. In the past 40 years, anaesthesia trainees in Australia have moved from halothane and methoxyflurane through enflurane and isoflurane to sevoflurane and desflurane. Because of the delayed introduction in Australia of desflurane, this latest agent has only recently become firmly established. However, I detect that this has now occurred, as current trainees often appear to regard a question about isoflurane as outdated. Choice between these key drugs must be based on detailed knowledge, including the history of their development.
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