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Isoflurane-induced hypotension does not cause impairment in pulmonary gas exchange
Abstract:
Induced hypotension during anaesthesia can result in deterioration in gas exchange with increases in intrapulmonary shunting and physiological deadspace. Cardiovascular stability has been previously demonstrated with isoflurane-induced hypotension but the effects on gas exchange have not been carefully studied. We have examined the shunt fraction (QS/QT) and physiological dead space to tidal volume ratio (VD/VT) before, during and following deliberate hypotension in twelve patients. Group I (n = 6) received an isoflurane-oxygen-air mixture with an FIO2 of 0.5 while Group II (n = 6) received an isoflurane-oxygen mixture with an FIO2 of 1.0. Mean blood pressure was reduced from 76 +/- 2 mmHg to 47 +/- 2 mmHg in the combined group. Neither QS/QT nor VD/VT changed significantly during the hypotensive state in either group. We conclude that isoflurane induced hypotension is associated with minimal pulmonary derangement.
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