Summary: The cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, and renal effects of various inhaled anesthetic agents vary and may be important in selecting an agent for patients with impairment of these systems.

Characteristics of the ideal inhaled anesthetic agent include ample potency, low solubility in blood and tissues, resistance to physical and metabolic degradation, and a protective effect in and ...

"There were also two instances of malignant hyperthermia, a known but normally extremely rare adverse effect of inhaled anesthetics during surgery." Limitations of the trial included lack of ...