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An important and relatively new development in anaesthesiology is the increasing interest in learning about the body’s uptake and distribution of anaesthetic agents to various organs and tissues. These studies are, in fact, fundamentally pharmacological, but the knowledge derived can be applied almost directly to improve patient care. Pharmacodynamic studies will support many data relevant to the three phases of anaesthesia: induction, maintenance, and recovery.
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Torri, G., Martani, C., Perotti, V. (1982). Clinical Implications of the Pharmacodynamics of Inhalation Anaesthetics. In: Peter, K., Jesch, F. (eds) Inhalation Anaesthesia Today and Tomorrow. Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine / Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-39944-6_8
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