For surgery in small rodents, the current generation of inhalation anesthetics can substantially improve safety and health compared with agents such as diethyl ether and chloroform, which were ...

At research institutions, isoflurane delivered by precision vaporizer to a face mask is the standard for rodent surgery and for procedures with durations that exceed a few minutes. Pure oxygen is ...

The ability of the commonly used stimulant methylphenidate (Ritalin) to speed recovery from general anesthesia appears to apply both to the inhaled gas isoflurane, as previously reported, and to the ...

Oxygen supplementation is rarely considered when anesthetizing laboratory mice, despite reports that mice become profoundly hypoxic under anesthesia. Little is known about the effects of hypoxia on ...

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Mar., 2002), pp. 2-9 (8 pages) The air sac functional anatomy of sulphur-crested cockatoos (Cacatua galerita) during isoflurane anesthesia was ...

Isoflurane and deflurane may have different effects on postoperative cognitive function, according to a study published in the Nov. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia. According to the report, the ...

The ability of the stimulant methylphenidate, commonly known as Ritalin, to speed recovery from general anesthesia applies to both the inhaled gas isoflurane and the intravenous drug propofol, ...

Deep-inhalation isoflurane anesthesia has an antidepressant effect that approaches the effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), with fewer cognitive side effects, preliminary results indicate. If ...

The anesthetic agent isoflurane could preserve brain structure and function after intracerebral hemorrhage, a type of stroke caused by bleeding in the brain, according to a study published in the Aug.

In studies of human brain cells, the widely-used anesthetic desflurane does not contribute to increased production of amyloid-beta protein; however, when combined with low oxygen conditions, it can ...