Enflurane -@ - Volatile Liquids - General Anesthestics
Drug Name:
Enflurane -@ - Volatile Liquids - General Anesthestics
List Of Brands:
Indication Type Description:
Drug Interaction:
Nondepolarising relaxants -
action augmented by enflurane
Adverse Reaction:
Cardiovascular - hypotension, arrhythmias
CNS- shivering motor activity exemplified by movements of various groups or seizures
may be encountered with deep levels of enflurane
GI - nausea and vomiting
Hematologic- elevation of whole blood count
Hepatic - mild , moderate and severe liver injury may rarely follow anesthesia
serum transaminase increased
Contra-Indications:
Seizure disorders, sensitivity to Enflurane or other halogenated anesthetics
Special Precautions-
Depth of anesthesia - deep levels of anesthesia may produce marked hypotension and respiratory
depression
Special risk - enflurance should be used with caution in patients who by virtue of medical
or drug history could be considered more suseptible to cortical stimulation produced by
enflurane
Pregnancy- This drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed
Lactation- Caution to be excercised when enflurane is administered to a nursing woman
Monitoring- There is some elevation of glucose and white blood count intraoperatively.
Glucose elevation should be considered in diabetic patients
Dosages/ Overdosage Etc:
Indication-
Anesthesia
Dosage-
Analgesia - enflurane 0.25% to 1% provides general anagesia for vaginal delivery equal to that
produced by 30 to 60% nitrous oxide. These concentrations do not normally produce amnesia
Cesarian section- enfulrane should ordinarily be administered in the concentration range of
0.5 to 1% supplement other general anesthetics
Patient Information:
1. Enflurane as well as other general anesthetics may cause a slight decrease in intellectual
function for 2 to 3 days folowing anesthesia
2. As with other anesthetics small changes in mood changes and symptoms may persist
for seveal days following administration.
Pregnancy and lactation:
Pregnancy-
This drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed
Lactation-
Caution to be excercised when enflurane is administered to a nursing woman