Effect of increased body mass index and anaesthetic duration on recovery of protective airway reflexes after sevoflurane vs desflurane dagger

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MCKAY R. E., MALHOTRA A., Cakmakkaya O. S., HALL K. T., MCKAY W. R., APFEL C. C.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA, vol.104, no.2, pp.175-182, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 104 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/bja/aep374
  • Journal Name: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.175-182
  • Keywords: airway, reflexes, anaesthetics, desflurane, anaesthetics, sevoflurane, anaesthetics, volatile, pharmacokinetics, obesity, pharmacokinetics, uptake, KINETIC CHARACTERISTICS, INTERTISSUE DIFFUSION, INTENSIVE-CARE, ISOFLURANE, VOLUNTEERS, HUMANS, RESPIRATION, ASPIRATION, HALOTHANE, PROPOFOL
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No

Abstract

Increased BMI may increase the body's capacity to store potent inhaled anaesthetics, more so with more soluble agents. Accordingly, we asked whether increased BMI and longer anaesthesia prolonged airway reflex recovery.