Volatile Anesthetics
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Epileptiform EEG discharges during sevoflurane anesthesia in children: A meta-analysis
Constant I, Seeman R, Murat I. Sevoflurane and epileptiform EEG changes. PaediatrAnaesth 2005;15:266-74.
Yozawitz E. Neonatal Seizures. N Engl J Med 2023;388:1692-700.
Chao JY, Legatt AD, Yozawitz EG, Adams DC, Delphin ES, Shinnar S. Electroencephalographic Findings and Clinical Behavior During Induction of Anesthesia With Sevoflurane in Human Infants: A Prospective Observational Study. Anesth Analg 2020;130:e161-e4.
Chao JY, Tam M, Ferrera A, Ivenitsky D, Gizzo L, Schwartz R, Legatt AD, Yozawitz EG, Lo Y, Li G, Shinnar S. Epileptiform discharges, electrographic seizures, and electroclinical seizures during paediatric sevoflurane anaesthesia: a systematic review and proposal for standard definitions. Br J Anaesth 2023;130:e18-e21.
Chao JY, Yozawitz EG, Legatt AD, Schwartz R, Lo Y, Li G, Shinnar S. Epileptiform discharges, electrographic seizures, and electroclinical seizures during paediatric sevoflurane anaesthesia. Response to Br J Anaesth 2023; 130: e423-4. Br J Anaesth 2023.
Gibert S, Sabourdin N, Louvet N, Moutard ML, Piat V, Guye ML, Rigouzzo A, Constant I. Epileptogenic effect of sevoflurane: determination of the minimal alveolar concentration of sevoflurane associated with major epileptoid signs in children. Anesthesiology 2012;117:1253-61.
Iijima T, Nakamura Z, Iwao Y, Sankawa H. The epileptogenic properties of the volatile anesthetics sevoflurane and isoflurane in patients with epilepsy. Anesth Analg 2000;91:989-95.
Kurita N, Kawaguchi M, Hoshida T, Nakase H, Sakaki T, Furuya H. The effects of sevoflurane and hyperventilation on electrocorticogram spike activity in patients with refractory epilepsy. Anesth Analg 2005;101:517-23.
Lerman J. Induction of anesthesia with sevoflurane in children: Curiosities and controversies. Paediatr Anaesth 2022;32:1100-3
Lee SY, Cheng SL, Ng SB, Lim SL. Single-breath vital capacity high concentration sevoflurane induction in children: with or without nitrous oxide? Br J Anaesth. 2013 Jan;110(1):81-6. doi: 10.1093/bja/aes319. Epub 2012 Sep 17. PMID: 22986418.
Lejus, C., Bazin, V., Fernandez, M., Nguyen, J.M., Radosevic, A., Quere, M.F., Le Roux, C., Le Corre, A. and Pinaud, M. (2006), Inhalation induction using sevoflurane in children: the single-breath vital capacity technique compared to the tidal volume technique. Anaesthesia, 61: 535-540. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04661.x
Postanesthesia Care Unit Recovery Time According to Volatile Anesthetic Used in Clinical Practice
Inhalational volatile anaesthetic agents: the atmospheric scientists' viewpoint