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The purpose of using inhalational anaesthetics is to depress brain function, and they do so in a dose-related fashion. Unless this effect is itself considered toxic, then respiratory or circulatory arrest with high anaesthetic concentrations should not be considered toxicity. These are only magnifications of the usual pharmacological effects in accordance with predictable dose-response curves, and are totally reversible simply by decreasing the dose [1].
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Steen, P.A. (1982). The Effects of Inhalational Anaesthetics on the Brain. In: Peter, K., Jesch, F. (eds) Inhalation Anaesthesia Today and Tomorrow. Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin / Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, vol 150. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68713-6_16
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