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Minimum alveolar concentration of halothane: an ethnic comparison
I T Houghton1, C S Aun, D H Leung
1Department of Anaesthesia and Resuscitation, British Military Hospital, Hong Kong.
Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
|October 1, 1993
Abstract:
The minimum alveolar concentration (estimate of spread) of halothane which was determined in 42 Chinese, Nepalese or European patients was found to be 0.70% (0.66-0.74%) in Chinese and 0.70% (0.65-0.76%) in Nepalese and 0.68% (0.65-0.72%) in Europeans, using the Spearman Kärber method of analysis. This preliminary trial suggests that there is no ethnic difference in the minimum alveolar concentration of halothane between Asians and Europeans.