Current knowledge of the quantitative aspects of biotransformation of halothane and the fate of its metabolites are reviewed. Absorbed quantities of the inhalation anesthetic average 12.7 and 18 g ...

K.A. is a 45-year-old man withacute pancreatitis who is brought to the operating room from the intensive care unit sedated and intubated for abdominal debridement. K.A. takes no medications and has no ...

In an anesthetist with a history of hay fever and asthma recurrent hepatitis led to the development of cirrhosis. Each of the relapses coincided with the patient's return to work and re-exposure to ...